LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

profundus

profundus (feminine profunda, neuter profundum, comparative profundior, superlative profundissimus)
Classical[prɔˈfʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfun.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedeep, profound
  2. adjectiveintense, extreme, profound; immoderate
  3. adjectiveboundless, vast; bottomless
  4. adjectivethick, dense
  5. adjectiveobscure, unknown, mysterious

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprofundusprofundaprofundum
genitiveprofundīprofundaeprofundī
dativeprofundōprofundaeprofundō
accusativeprofundumprofundamprofundum
ablativeprofundōprofundāprofundō
vocativeprofundeprofundaprofundum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprofundīprofundaeprofunda
genitiveprofundōrumprofundārumprofundōrum
dativeprofundīsprofundīsprofundīs
accusativeprofundōsprofundāsprofunda
ablativeprofundīsprofundīsprofundīs
vocativeprofundīprofundaeprofunda

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in profundum deici
to fall down into the abyss.

prŏ-fundus, a, um, adj.,
I. deep, profound, vast (class.; syn. altus).
I. Lit.: mare profundum et immensum, Cic. Planc. 6, 15; Curt. 9, 4, 18: per inane profundum, Lucr. 1, 1108: pontus, Verg. A. 5, 614: Acheron, Lucr. 3, 978: Danubius, Hor. C. 4, 15, 21: fornax, Ov. M. 2, 229: valles, Stat. Th. 10, 95: terrae foramen, Just. 24, 6, 9: atque hiavit humus multa, vasta, et profunda, Sall. H. 4, 37 Dietsch: vulnera, Eum. Pan. Constant. 14.—Sup.: profundissimus libidinum gurges, Cic. Sest. 43, 93.—
2. Subst.: prŏfundum, i, n., depth.
a. In gen.: esse in profundo (aquae), Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 48 4, 23, 64: maris, Suet. Tib. 40; Ov. Hal. 84: immensa ac profunda camporum, Just. 41, 1, 11.—
b. In partic.
(a). The depths of the sea, the deep, the sea (class.): ex profundo molem ad caelum erigit, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89: jecissem ipse me potius in profundum, ut ceteros conservarem, quam, etc., Cic. Sest. 20, 45: profundo Vela dabit, Verg. A. 12, 263: vastum, Val. Fl. 8, 314; Sil. 4, 246: summum, Ov. M. 2, 267: indomitum, id. Tr. 1, 11, 39: pater ipse profundi, i.e. Neptune, Val. Fl. 2, 606: genitor profundi, Ov. M. 11, 202: Pamphylium, Col. 8, 16, 9: profundi imperium, Juv. 13, 49; Hor. C. 4, 4, 65; Ov. H. 18, 89; id. M. 5, 439; 11, 197.—
(b). In comic. lang., an abyss, meaning the stomach, in a lusus verbb. with fundus, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 79.—
B. Transf.
1. Thick, dense (poet. and in post - class. prose): Erebi nox, Verg. A. 4, 26: silvae, Lucr. 5, 41; Curt. 7, 7, 4: ursi villis profundioribus, Sol. 26.—
2. Like altus, high (poet.): caelum profundum, Verg. G. 4, 222: caelum, id. E. 4, 51; id. A. 1, 58; Val. Fl. 7, 478: altitudo, Liv. 38, 23; Tac. A. 2, 61.—
b. Subst.: prŏfundum, i, n., height: altum caeli, Manil. 5, 719.—
3. In a great quantity, copious, unlimited, without stint (poet.): merum, Stat. Th. 5, 262.—
4. Of the underworld, infernal (poet.): Manes, Verg. G. 1, 243: Chaos, Val. Fl. 7, 401: Juppiter, i. e. Pluto, Stat. Th. 1, 615: Juno, = Proserpina, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. Deep, bottomless, profound, boundless, immoderate (class.): profundae libidines, Cic. Pis. 21, 48: avaritia, Sall. J. 81, 1: cupido imperii et divitiarum, id. H. 4, 61, 5: vitia animi, Plin. 30, 2, 5, § 14: cupiditas confundendi omnia, Vell. 2, 125, 2: securitas, Gell. 1, 15, 2: otium, Nazar. Pan. Constant. 35: profundissimā pace florere (=summā), Mamert. Pan. Maxim. 14: caedes, Stat. Th. 10, 831: tempestas, id. Achill. 1, 45: gula, Suet. Vit. 13: venter, Curt. 10, 2, 26: immensusque ruit profundo Pindarus ore, i.e. with inexhaustible copiousness of expression, Hor. C. 4, 2, 7: scientia, Macr. S. 3, 2, 7: cum me somnus profundus in imum barathrum demergit, App. M. 2, p. 125 fin.: in profundam ruinam cupidinis se praecipitare, id. ib. 8, p. 202, 1.—
B. Deep, obscure, unknown (post-Aug.): in profundo esse, to be unknown, Dig. 32, 15.—
C. Subst.: prŏfun-dum, i, n., a depth, abyss (class.): in profundo veritatem penitus abstrudere, Cic. Ac. 2, 10, 32: Democritus (dixit) in profundo veritatem esse demersam, id. ib. 1, 12, 44: in profundum ultimarum miseriarum abjectus, Val. Max. 2, 10, 6: immergere aliquem miserabiliter profundo cladium, id. 2, 6, 9, ext. 7: in profundum injuriarum et turpitudinis decidere, id. 2, 9, 1, ext. 2; cf.: de profundis clamavi ad te, Vulg. Psa. 129, 1.—Hence, adv.: prŏfun-dē, deeply (post-Aug.): in bibendo profundius nares mergere, Plin. 8, 42, 66, § 165; Vulg. Osee, 9, 9.

Origins

From prō- + fundus (“bottom”). PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn

Descendants
  • Catalanpregon
  • Catalanprofund
  • Italianprofondo
  • Occitanprigond
  • Englishprofoundfrom Old French parfont
  • Frenchprofondfrom Old French parfont
  • Portugueseprofundofrom Old Galician-Portuguese profundo
  • Spanishhondo
  • Romanianprofund
  • Spanishprofundo

Quick answers

What does profundus mean in Latin?
profundus, a adjective, means “deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound; immoderate”.
How do you pronounce profundus?
In classical Latin, [prɔˈfʊn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈfun.dus].