LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

prōpudium

prōpudium n (genitive prōpudiī or prōpudī)

Meaning

  1. A shameful act
  2. A shameful person; wretch, villain

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōpudiumprōpudia
genitiveprōpudiī
prōpudī		prōpudiōrum
dativeprōpudiōprōpudiīs
accusativeprōpudiumprōpudia
ablativeprōpudiōprōpudiīs
vocativeprōpudiumprōpudia

prō^pŭdĭum, ĭi, n. pro-pudet.
I. A shameful or infamous action (ante-class. and post-Aug.): propudium dicebant, cum maledicto nudare turpitudinem volebant, quasi porro pudendum. Quidam propudium putant dici, a quo pudor et pudicitia procul sint, Fest. p. 227 Müll.: propudii aliquem insimulare, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 11.—In plur.: hoc cinere poto propudia virorum inhiberi, Plin. 28, 8, 32, § 122.—
II. Transf., concr., a shameful person, vile wretch, a rascal, villain, a term of abuse (class.): quid ais, propudium? Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 34; id. Bacch. 4, 1, 7; cf. id. Poen. 1, 2, 60: propudium illud et portentum L. Antonius, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 8; App M. 8, p. 215, 15.
prō^pŭdĭum, a dub. reading:
I. moraris tanquam propudium ignores, Petr. 99; perh. a signal to set sail (Bücheler), or a vulgar form for propediem.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Latinprōpudium

Proto-Indo-European *próder. Proto-Italic *prō Latin prō Latin pudet Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin prōpudium From prō + pudet + -ium.

Quick answers

What does prōpudium mean in Latin?
prōpudium, a noun, means “A shameful act; A shameful person; wretch, villain”.
What is the genitive of prōpudium?
The genitive singular is prōpudiī. prōpudium is neuter, second declension.
Where does prōpudium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Latin prōpudium.