noun · neutersecond declension
prōpositum
prōpositum n (genitive prōpositī)
Classical[proːˈpɔ.sɪ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[proˈpɔː.s̬i.tum]
Meaning
- model, example, sample
- purpose, intention
- design, plan
- subject, topic, theme
- conduct of life, lifestyle, moral principles
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōpositum | prōposita |
| genitive | prōpositī | prōpositōrum |
| dative | prōpositō | prōpositīs |
| accusative | prōpositum | prōposita |
| ablative | prōpositō | prōpositīs |
| vocative | prōpositum | prōposita |
prōpŏsĭtum, i, n., v. propono
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōpositum ī, n
P. n. of propono, that which is proposed, a plan, intention, design, resolution, purpose : quidnam propositi haberet, Cs.: adsequi, to attain : propositum tenere, L.: peragere, N.: tenax propositi, H.— An aim, main point, principal subject, theme : ut declinet a proposito: egredi a proposito ornandi causā: ad propositum revertamur: a proposito aversus, L.: Mutandum tibi propositum est et vitae genus, plan of life , Ph.—In logic, the first premise , C.— Inrhet., a general principle .
Origins
Nominalization of prōpositus.
Descendants
- Catalanpropòsit
- Spanishpropósito
- Portuguesepropósito
- Romanianpropozit