LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōspectus

prōspectus m (genitive prōspectūs)
Classical[proːsˈpɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[prosˈpɛk.tus]

Meaning

  1. view, sight, prospect
    in prospectu esseCaes. G. 2, 22
    iam in fenestris suis plebs urbana imagine hortorum cotidiana oculis rura praebebant, antequam praefigi prospectus omnes coegit multitudinis innumerae saeva latrocinatio.78, Plinius, Naturalis Historia, XIX, 59
  2. panorama
    2015, Francisci, Laudato si' §85From panoramic vistas to the tiniest living form, nature is a constant source of wonder and awe.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōspectusprōspectūs
genitiveprōspectūsprōspectuum
dativeprōspectuīprōspectibus
accusativeprōspectumprōspectūs
ablativeprōspectūprōspectibus
vocativeprōspectusprōspectūs

prospectus, a, um, Part., from prospicio.
prospectus, ūs, m. prospicio.
I. Lit., a lookout, distant view, prospect (class.): sterilis prospectus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 15: cum saepibus prospectus impediretur, Caes. B. G. 2, 22; cf. Sall. J. 53, 1: non prospectu modo extra vallum adempto, sed propinquo etiam congredientium inter se conspectu, Liv. 10, 32: petere prospectum ex arce, Cat. 64, 241: habere prospectum in praeceps, Vulg. 2 Macc. 13, 5.—
B. Transf.
1. Sight, view: aliquem in prospectum populi Romani producere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 122: cum jam extremi essent in prospectu, to be in sight, Caes. B. G. 5, 10; cf. Hirt. B. Afr. 62: lugubris, Tac. H. 1, 4: praeclarus, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80: praebere prospectum navium, Liv. 27, 23: prospectum eripiens oculis, Verg. A. 8, 254.—
2. Poet., sight, vision: late Aequora prospectu metior, Ov. H. 10, 28.—
II. Trop.
A. Regard, respect (post-class.): cujus rationem prospectumque Bias non habuit, Gell. 5, 11, 10; so, prospectum officii deponere, Val. Max. 5, 1, 3 ext.—
B. Foresight (eccl. Lat.): humanus prospectus, Tert. Spect. 1.

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. Latinprōspectus

Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin prōspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin prōspectus From prōspiciō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianprospetto
  • Catalanprospecte
  • Englishprospect
  • Frenchprospectus
  • Englishprospectusfrom French prospectus
  • GermanProspekt
  • Englishprospektfrom German Prospekt
  • Spanishprospecto
  • Asturianprospeutu
  • Georgianგამზირი

Quick answers

What does prōspectus mean in Latin?
prōspectus, a noun, means “view, sight, prospect; panorama”.
What is the genitive of prōspectus?
The genitive singular is prōspectūs. prōspectus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōspectus?
In classical Latin, [proːsˈpɛk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prosˈpɛk.tus].
Where does prōspectus 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 prōspectus.