adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
prōmus1
prōmus (feminine prōma, neuter prōmum)
Classical[ˈproː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.mus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or belonging to giving out, distributing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmus | prōma | prōmum |
| genitive | prōmī | prōmae | prōmī |
| dative | prōmō | prōmae | prōmō |
| accusative | prōmum | prōmam | prōmum |
| ablative | prōmō | prōmā | prōmō |
| vocative | prōme | prōma | prōmum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmī | prōmae | prōma |
| genitive | prōmōrum | prōmārum | prōmōrum |
| dative | prōmīs | prōmīs | prōmīs |
| accusative | prōmōs | prōmās | prōma |
| ablative | prōmīs | prōmīs | prōmīs |
| vocative | prōmī | prōmae | prōma |
prōmus, a, um, adj. promo.
I. In economic lang., of or belonging to giving out, distributing. cella, a store-room, larder, Tert. Res. Carn. 27.—
2. Subst.: prō-mum, i, a store-room, Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 4 fin.—Much more freq.,
II. Subst.: prō-mus, i, m., a giver out, distributor of provisions (opp. condus, the keeper of them);
and hence, in gen., a cellarer, steward, butler, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 6; id. Ps. 2, 2, 14: foris est promus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 16; Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 5; Col. 12, 3, 9; Aus. Ep. 22, 20.—B. Transf.:
librorum, he who gives out books from a library, a librarian, App. Mag. p. 308, 17: ego meo sum promus pectori, I keep the key of my own breast, i. e. I guard my heart against evil, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 44.Origins
From prō- + emō + -us. Compare prōmō.