LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōpatulus

prōpatulus (feminine prōpatula, neuter prōpatulum)
Classical[proːˈpa.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈpaː.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveopen (in front), uncovered

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōpatulusprōpatulaprōpatulum
genitiveprōpatulīprōpatulaeprōpatulī
dativeprōpatulōprōpatulaeprōpatulō
accusativeprōpatulumprōpatulamprōpatulum
ablativeprōpatulōprōpatulāprōpatulō
vocativeprōpatuleprōpatulaprōpatulum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōpatulīprōpatulaeprōpatula
genitiveprōpatulōrumprōpatulārumprōpatulōrum
dativeprōpatulīsprōpatulīsprōpatulīs
accusativeprōpatulōsprōpatulāsprōpatula
ablativeprōpatulīsprōpatulīsprōpatulīs
vocativeprōpatulīprōpatulaeprōpatula

prō-pătŭlus, a, um, adj.
I. Open in front, not covered up, open, uncovered (class.): in aperto ac propatulo loco, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 110.—More freq.,
II. Subst.: prōpătŭlum, i, n., an open or uncovered place.
A. In phrase in propatulo (class.): in propatulo ac silvestribus locis, in the open air (opp.: domi sub tecto), Cic. Fragm. ap. Col. 12, 1: in propatulo aedium, in the open court, Liv 24, 16, 17.—Trop.: in propatulo, publicly (not in Cic. or Cæs.): pudicitiam in propatulo habere, offer it publicly, expose it to sale, Sall. C. 13, 3: in propatulo esse, Gell. 18, 10, 8 (with in promptu); cf. id. 19, 14, 2; App. Mag. p. 284, 26: statuas in propatulo abicit, Nep. Hann. 9, 3.—
B. Abl.: propatulo, in the open air (postAug.): Mossyni propatulo vescuntur, Mel. 1, 19, 10.

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. Latinprōpatulus

Latin patulus Latin prōpatulus From prō- + patulus.

Descendants
  • Italianpropatulo

Quick answers

What does prōpatulus mean in Latin?
prōpatulus, a adjective, means “open (in front), uncovered”.
How do you pronounce prōpatulus?
In classical Latin, [proːˈpa.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈpaː.tu.lus].
Where does prōpatulus 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 prōpatulus.