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noun · neutersecond declension

prōfluvium

prōfluvium n (genitive prōfluviī or prōfluvī)
Classical[doːˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[doˈfluː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. A flowing forth
  2. a discharge
  3. flux

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōfluviumprōfluvia
genitiveprōfluviī
prōfluvī		prōfluviōrum
dativeprōfluviōprōfluviīs
accusativeprōfluviumprōfluvia
ablativeprōfluviōprōfluviīs
vocativeprōfluviumprōfluvia

prōflŭvĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. In gen., a flowing forth, a flowing, flow (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): sanguinis, Lucr. 6, 1205: sanguinis per nares, Col. 6, 33, 2: narium, Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 124: urinae, id. 28, 6, 17, § 61.—
II. In partic.
A. Looseness, flux, diarrhœa: si corpus astrictum est, digerendum esse; si profluvio laborat, continendum, Cels. praef.—
B. Monthly flux, menses, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64.—
C. Genitale, flow, Plin. 7, 14, 12, § 61; also: geniturae, id. 22, 22, 40, § 83.

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. Latinprōfluvium

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin prōfluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin prōfluvium From prōfluō (“to flow forth, discharge”) + -ium (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishprofluvium
  • Italianprofluvio

In English words that came into English from prōfluvium

  • profluviumprōfluvium

Quick answers

What does prōfluvium mean in Latin?
prōfluvium, a noun, means “A flowing forth; a discharge; flux”.
What is the genitive of prōfluvium?
The genitive singular is prōfluviī. prōfluvium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce prōfluvium?
In classical Latin, [doːˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈfluː.vi.um].
Where does prōfluvium 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 prōfluvium.