LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prōlogus

prōlogus m (genitive prōlogī)

Meaning

  1. a preface to a play; a prologue
  2. one who recites a prologue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōlogusprōlogī
genitiveprōlogīprōlogōrum
dativeprōlogōprōlogīs
accusativeprōlogumprōlogōs
ablativeprōlogōprōlogīs
vocativeprōlogeprōlogī

prolŏgus, i, m., = πρόλογος.
I. Lit., a preface or introduction to a play, a prologue, Ter. Phorm. prol. 14: in prologis scribundis operā abutitur, id. And. prol. 5: in Hydriae (Menandri) prologo, Quint. 11, 3, 91: in prologo Adelphorum, Suet. Vit. Ter. 2.—
II. Transf., the player who delivers the prologue: oratorem esse voluit me, non prologum, Ter. Heaut. prol. 11; id. Hec. prol. alt. 1 (prō-, v. Wagn. ad Ter. Heaut. prol. 11).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos).

Descendants
  • Old Frenchprologue

Quick answers

What does prōlogus mean in Latin?
prōlogus, a noun, means “a preface to a play; a prologue; one who recites a prologue”.
What is the genitive of prōlogus?
The genitive singular is prōlogī. prōlogus is masculine, second declension.