adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
profūsus
profūsus (feminine profūsa, neuter profūsum, superlative profūsissimus)
Classical[prɔˈfuː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈfuː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiveexcessive, lavish, profuse, extravagant
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | profūsus | profūsa | profūsum |
| genitive | profūsī | profūsae | profūsī |
| dative | profūsō | profūsae | profūsō |
| accusative | profūsum | profūsam | profūsum |
| ablative | profūsō | profūsā | profūsō |
| vocative | profūse | profūsa | profūsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | profūsī | profūsae | profūsa |
| genitive | profūsōrum | profūsārum | profūsōrum |
| dative | profūsīs | profūsīs | profūsīs |
| accusative | profūsōs | profūsās | profūsa |
| ablative | profūsīs | profūsīs | profūsīs |
| vocative | profūsī | profūsae | profūsa |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- sumptus effusi (vid. sect. IX. 2, note Cf. effusa fuga...) or profusi
- prodigal expenditure.
prŏfūsus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from profundo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
profūsus adj.
P. of profundo.—Of persons, lavish, extravagant, profuse : nepos: alieni appetens, sui profusus, lavish of his own , S.—Of things, extravagant, excessive, profuse : profusis sumptibus vivere: epulae: genus iocandi.
Origins
Passive perfect participle of prŏfundō.
Descendants
- Englishprofuse
- Frenchprofus