noun · neutersecond declension
prōmissum
prōmissum n (genitive prōmissī)
Classical[proːˈmɪs.sũː]Ecclesiastical[proˈmis.sum]
Meaning
- promise
[...] illa deum prōmissō lūdit inānī
She tricks the god with an empty promise, and prolongs his foolish hope with dubious delay. (The elderly goddess Anna Perenna amused herself by deceiving Mars after he sought her help in wooing Minverva.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.685–686
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
promise
prōmissum -ī — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 1, 7, 18
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmissum | prōmissa |
| genitive | prōmissī | prōmissōrum |
| dative | prōmissō | prōmissīs |
| accusative | prōmissum | prōmissa |
| ablative | prōmissō | prōmissīs |
| vocative | prōmissum | prōmissa |
prōmissum, i, n., v. promitto
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōmissum ī, n
P. n. of promitto, a promise : nostrum: promisso teneri: promissis induxit alquem: deum promisso ludit inani, O.: illis promissis standum non est: promissis manere, V.: Dic aliquid dignum promissis, H.: Quo promissa (Enni) cadant, i. e. the expectations which he raises , H.: promissa dato, fulfill , O.: promissa Non dare, i. e. to break , O.: iuvenes promissis onerat, L.
Origins
From prōmissus, from prōmittō. Compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐπαγγελία (epangelía), Russian по́сул (pósul) (? akin to слать (slatʹ)).
Descendants
- Catalanpromesa
- Italianpromessa
- Englishpromisefrom Old French promesse
- Frenchpromessefrom Old French promesse
- Portuguesepromessa
- Spanishpromesa
- Asturianpromesa
- Galicianpromesa
- Chavacanopromesafrom Spanish promesa
In English words that came into English from prōmissum
- promiseprōmissa