LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

prōsa

prōsa f (genitive prōsae)

Meaning

  1. prose

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōsaprōsae
genitiveprōsaeprōsārum
dativeprōsaeprōsīs
accusativeprōsamprōsās
ablativeprōsāprōsīs
vocativeprōsaprōsae

prōsa, ae, v. 2. prorsus, II.

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. Latinprōsa

Latin versus Latin prōsa Latin prōsa ōrātiōellip. ▲ Latin prōsa Latin prōsa ēloquentiaellip. Latin prōsa Ellipsis of prōsa ōrātiō or prōsa ēloquentia ("straightforward speech", i.e. without the ornaments of verse). Feminine form of prōsus, prōrsus.

Descendants
  • Englishprose
  • Frenchprose
  • Italianprosa
  • Portugueseprosa
  • Romanianproză
  • Spanishprosa
  • Piedmontesepròsa
  • Sicilianprusa

Quick answers

What does prōsa mean in Latin?
prōsa, a noun, means “prose”.
What is the genitive of prōsa?
The genitive singular is prōsae. prōsa is feminine, first declension.
Where does prōsa 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 prōsa.