LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōnubus1

prōnubus (feminine prōnuba, neuter prōnubum)
Classical[ˈproː.nʊ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.nu.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenuptial, bridal; of or pertaining to marriage, the wedding, the bride
    iam matura toro plenis adoleverat annis virginitas, tenerum iam pronuba flamma pudoremNow mature and ready for the wedding with many years completed, the wedding torch disturbs her youthful modestyClaudian, The Rape of Proserpine 1.131

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōnubusprōnubaprōnubum
genitiveprōnubīprōnubaeprōnubī
dativeprōnubōprōnubaeprōnubō
accusativeprōnubumprōnubamprōnubum
ablativeprōnubōprōnubāprōnubō
vocativeprōnubeprōnubaprōnubum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōnubīprōnubaeprōnuba
genitiveprōnubōrumprōnubārumprōnubōrum
dativeprōnubīsprōnubīsprōnubīs
accusativeprōnubōsprōnubāsprōnuba
ablativeprōnubīsprōnubīsprōnubīs
vocativeprōnubīprōnubaeprōnuba

prōnŭbus, a, um, adj. pro-nubo,
I. of or belonging to marriage, bridal, promoting marriage: canes, pimps, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 2: anulus, wedding-ring, id. Apol. 6: nox, the bridal night, Claud. Cons. Honor. 642: flamma, a bridal torch, id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 131: dextra, id. Epigr. 2, 53.—Hence, as subst.
I. prōnŭbus, i, m., = παράνυμφος, auspex (2. b.), the promoter of a marriage, a groomsman, Anthol. Lat. 6, 50, 2: accepit maritum suum de amicis ejus et pronubis, Vulg. Judic. 14, 20.—
II. prōnŭ-ba, ae, f., a woman who attended to the necessary arrangements of a wedding on the part of the bride, a bridewoman (corresp. to the auspex on the part of the bridegroom), Varr ap. Serv. Verg. A. 4, 166; Fest. p. 242 Müll., Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 ib.; Tert. Exhort. ad Cast. 13; Cat. 61, 186; Stat. S. 1, 2, 11.—Hence, Pronuba, an epithet of Juno, the patron goddess of marriage, Verg. A. 4, 166; Ov. H. 6, 43.—Transf., of Bellona, as the presider over a marriage in which the bride is obtained by war, Verg. A. 7, 319; also, of one of the Furies, Ov. H. 2, 117; Luc. 8, 90; App. M. 8, p. 207, 3.

Origins

From prō- (pro-, for, in favor of) + nūbō (“(of a woman) to marry, get married”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

noun · masculinesecond declension
prōnubus2
prōnubus m (genitive prōnubī)
Classical[ˈproː.nʊ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.nu.bus]

Meaning

  1. groomsman, promoter of the marriage
    uxor autem ejus accepit maritum unum de amicis ejus et pronubisBut his wife accepted as a husband one of his friends and groomsmenVulgate Bible, Liber Judicum 14.20

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōnubusprōnubī
genitiveprōnubīprōnubōrum
dativeprōnubōprōnubīs
accusativeprōnubumprōnubōs
ablativeprōnubōprōnubīs
vocativeprōnubeprōnubī

Origins

From prō- (pro-, for, in favor of) + nūbō (“(of a woman) to marry, get married”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianpronubo

Quick answers

What does prōnubus mean in Latin?
prōnubus, a adjective, means “nuptial, bridal; of or pertaining to marriage, the wedding, the bride”.
How do you pronounce prōnubus?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.nʊ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.nu.bus].