LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

proficuus

proficuus (feminine proficua, neuter proficuum)
Classical[prɔˈfɪ.ku.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfiː.ku.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebeneficial, helpful, useful
  2. adjectiveprofitable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeproficuusproficuaproficuum
genitiveproficuīproficuaeproficuī
dativeproficuōproficuaeproficuō
accusativeproficuumproficuamproficuum
ablativeproficuōproficuāproficuō
vocativeproficueproficuaproficuum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeproficuīproficuaeproficua
genitiveproficuōrumproficuārumproficuōrum
dativeproficuīsproficuīsproficuīs
accusativeproficuōsproficuāsproficua
ablativeproficuīsproficuīsproficuīs
vocativeproficuīproficuaeproficua

prōfĭcŭus, a, um,
I. adj [proficio], beneficial, advantageous, conducive (late Lat): quibus mora potest esse proficua, Cassiod. Var. 1, 39.

Origins

From proficere.

Descendants
  • Englishproficuous
  • Italianproficuo
  • Portugueseprofícuo
  • Spanishproficuo

In English words that came into English from proficuus

  • proficuousproficuus

Quick answers

What does proficuus mean in Latin?
proficuus, a adjective, means “beneficial, helpful, useful; profitable”.
How do you pronounce proficuus?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈfɪ.ku.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfiː.ku.us].