LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefifth declension

prōluviēs

prōluviēs f (genitive prōluviēī)
Classical[proːˈɫʊ.wi.eːs]Ecclesiastical[proˈluː.vi.es]

Meaning

  1. inundation, overflow
  2. discharge

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōluviēsprōluviēs
genitiveprōluviēīprōluviērum
dativeprōluviēīprōluviēbus
accusativeprōluviemprōluviēs
ablativeprōluviēprōluviēbus
vocativeprōluviēsprōluviēs

prōlŭvĭes, ēi, f. proluo,
I. an overflow, inundation (class.): Romae et maxime Appia ad Martis mira proluvies, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 7, 1 (Bait.); Lucr. 5, 950: alvi, i. e. filth cast forth, excrements, id. 6, 1200; Col. 6, 7, 1; 12, 38, 1: foedissima ventris, Verg. A. 3, 217.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin prōluviēs From prōluō + -iēs.

Quick answers

What does prōluviēs mean in Latin?
prōluviēs, a noun, means “inundation, overflow; discharge”.
What is the genitive of prōluviēs?
The genitive singular is prōluviēī. prōluviēs is feminine, fifth declension.
How do you pronounce prōluviēs?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɫʊ.wi.eːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈluː.vi.es].