LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōmptus1

prōmptus m (genitive prōmptūs)
Classical[ˈproːmp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔmp.tus]

Meaning

  1. an exposing to view, a being visible, visibility, in the phrase
    in promptu esse (habere, ponere)“to be (make, render) public, open, visible, manifest”
  2. readiness; willingness, zeal, as in the phrases
    in promptu esse, habere“to be at hand, to have ready”
    dignare promptus ingeri"grant zeal to be entered within" (from the hymn Nunc Sancte Nobis)
  3. ease, facility; only in the phrase
    in promptu esse“to be easy”

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōmptusprōmptūs
genitiveprōmptūsprōmptuum
dativeprōmptuīprōmptibus
accusativeprōmptumprōmptūs
ablativeprōmptūprōmptibus
vocativeprōmptusprōmptūs

promptus (promtus), ūs, m. promo, prop. a taking forth; hence,
I. An exposing to view, a being visible, visibility; only in the phrase in promptu (esse, habere, ponere, etc.), public, open, visible, manifest, before the eyes: ut (decorum) non reconditā quādam ratione cernatur, sed sit in promptu, Cic. Off. 1, 27, 95; so (opp. reconditiora) id. Ac. 2, 4, 10; (opp. interiora) id. Div. 2, 60, 124: aliquid ponere in promptu (opp. contegere atque abdere), id. Off. 1, 35, 126: ingenium in promptu habere, to display, Sall. C. 7, 1: iram in promptu gerere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 33: in promptu scrinia Brutus habet, Ov. P. 1, 1, 24: in promptu gerunt ova, Col. 8, 11, 8: in promptu est, with a subject-clause, it is clear, plain, evident: omnibus in promptu manifestumque esse videmus, etc., Lucr. 2, 149; 246; 868.—
II. Readiness; only in the phrase in promptu esse, habere, to be at hand, to have ready: ea dicam, quae mihi sunt in promptu, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 4; Liv. 25, 29 fin.: in promptu habere, quantum natura hominis pecudibus antecedat, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 105. —
III. Ease, facility; only in the phrase in promptu esse, to be easy, Sall. Or. ad Caes. 2: quadrupedes In promptu regere est, Ov. M. 2, 84: quam quae comprendere dictis In promptu mihi sit, id. ib. 13, 161.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmptus

Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin prōmō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin prōmptus From prōmō (“take or bring forth”) + -tus.

Descendants
  • Frenchprompt
  • Italianpronto
  • Portuguesepronto
  • Spanishpronto
  • Galicianpronto
  • Sicilianprontu
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
prōmptus2
prōmptus (feminine prōmpta, neuter prōmptum, comparative prōmptior, superlative prōmptissimus)
Classical[ˈproːmp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔmp.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemanifest, disclosed
  2. adjectiveready, willing, eager, decided, resolute
  3. adjectivequick, prompt
  4. adjectivebold, enterprising
  5. adjectiveeasy, practicable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōmptusprōmptaprōmptum
genitiveprōmptīprōmptaeprōmptī
dativeprōmptōprōmptaeprōmptō
accusativeprōmptumprōmptamprōmptum
ablativeprōmptōprōmptāprōmptō
vocativeprōmpteprōmptaprōmptum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōmptīprōmptaeprōmpta
genitiveprōmptōrumprōmptārumprōmptōrum
dativeprōmptīsprōmptīsprōmptīs
accusativeprōmptōsprōmptāsprōmpta
ablativeprōmptīsprōmptīsprōmptīs
vocativeprōmptīprōmptaeprōmpta

promptus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from promo.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of prōmō (< Latin prō- + emō < Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-). For the meaning quick, prompt compare typologically rapidus (whence English rapid) from rapiō (“to snatch”), Irish sciobtha (“quick”) (< Irish sciob (“to snatch”)).

Descendants
  • Frenchprompt
  • Englishpromptfrom French prompt
  • Frenchprompte
  • Italianpronto
  • Portuguesepronto
  • Spanishpronto
  • Asturianprontu
  • Asturianpronto
  • Galicianpronto

Quick answers

What does prōmptus mean in Latin?
prōmptus, a noun, means “an exposing to view, a being visible, visibility, in the phrase; readiness; willingness, zeal, as in the phrases”.
What is the genitive of prōmptus?
The genitive singular is prōmptūs. prōmptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōmptus?
In classical Latin, [ˈproːmp.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔmp.tus].
Where does prōmptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmptus.