LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

profēstus

profēstus (feminine profēsta, neuter profēstum)
Classical[prɔˈfeːs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfɛs.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenot kept as a holiday
  2. adjectiverelationalweekday

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprofēstusprofēstaprofēstum
genitiveprofēstīprofēstaeprofēstī
dativeprofēstōprofēstaeprofēstō
accusativeprofēstumprofēstamprofēstum
ablativeprofēstōprofēstāprofēstō
vocativeprofēsteprofēstaprofēstum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprofēstīprofēstaeprofēsta
genitiveprofēstōrumprofēstārumprofēstōrum
dativeprofēstīsprofēstīsprofēstīs
accusativeprofēstōsprofēstāsprofēsta
ablativeprofēstīsprofēstīsprofēstīs
vocativeprofēstīprofēstaeprofēsta

prŏ-festus, a, um, adj. pro-festus; cf. profanus.
I. Lit., non-festival, not kept as a holiday, common; of days, workingdays: profestum diem dicebant qui festus non erat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 252 Müll.: profesti dies a festivitate vacui, Non. 434, 3; Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 11: ut carpentis, festis profestisque diebus, per urbem vectemur, Liv. 34, 3; Hor. S. 2, 3, 144: pejor, qui profestis diebus ageret, quod feriatis deberet, Cato ap Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 40. luces, working-days, Hor C. 4, 15, 25; so, lux, id. S. 2, 2, 116: profestum facere est tamquam profanum facere, id est facere, quod feriis facere non licet, etc., Fest. p. 253 Müll.—
II. Transf., like profanus, uninitiated, uncultivated, uneducated (post-class.): profestum et profanum vulgus, Gell. praef. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprofēstus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin profēstus From pro- + fēstus.

Quick answers

What does profēstus mean in Latin?
profēstus, a adjective, means “not kept as a holiday; weekday”.
How do you pronounce profēstus?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈfeːs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfɛs.tus].
Where does profēstus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin profēstus.