verbfirst conjugation
prosperō
prosperō (present infinitive prosperāre, perfect active prosperāvī, supine prosperātum)
Classical[ˈprɔs.pɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔs.pe.ro]
Meaning
- to further (cause to succeed)
- to propitiate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prosperō | prosperābam | prosperābō | prosperāvī | prosperāveram | prosperāverō prosperārō |
| 2nd sg. | prosperās | prosperābās | prosperābis | prosperāvistī prosperāstī | prosperāverās prosperārās | prosperāveris |
| 3rd sg. | prosperat | prosperābat | prosperābit | prosperāvit | prosperāverat prosperārat | prosperāverit prosperārit |
| 1st pl. | prosperāmus | prosperābāmus | prosperābimus | prosperāvimus | prosperāverāmus | prosperāverimus prosperārimus |
| 2nd pl. | prosperātis | prosperābātis | prosperābitis | prosperāvistis prosperāstis | prosperāverātis prosperārātis | prosperāveritis prosperāritis |
| 3rd pl. | prosperant | prosperābant | prosperābunt | prosperāvērunt prosperāvēre, prosperārunt | prosperāverant prosperārant | prosperāverint prosperārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prosperem | prosperārem | prosperāverim prosperārim | prosperāvissem prosperāssem |
| 2nd sg. | prosperēs | prosperārēs | prosperāverīs | prosperāvissēs prosperāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | prosperet | prosperāret | prosperāverit prosperārit | prosperāvisset prosperāsset |
| 1st pl. | prosperēmus | prosperārēmus | prosperāverīmus prosperārīmus | prosperāvissēmus prosperāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prosperētis | prosperārētis | prosperāverītis prosperārītis | prosperāvissētis prosperāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | prosperent | prosperārent | prosperāverint prosperārint | prosperāvissent prosperāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prosperor | prosperābar | prosperābor |
| 2nd sg. | prosperāris prosperāre | prosperābāris prosperābāre | prosperāberis prosperābere |
| 3rd sg. | prosperātur | prosperābātur | prosperābitur |
| 1st pl. | prosperāmur | prosperābāmur | prosperābimur |
| 2nd pl. | prosperāminī | prosperābāminī | prosperābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | prosperantur | prosperābantur | prosperābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prosperer | prosperārer |
| 2nd sg. | prosperēris prosperēre | prosperārēris prosperārēre |
| 3rd sg. | prosperētur | prosperārētur |
| 1st pl. | prosperēmur | prosperārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prosperēminī | prosperārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prosperentur | prosperārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prosperā | prosperāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prosperāte | prosperāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prosperātō | prosperātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prosperātō | prosperātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prosperātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prosperantō | prosperantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prosperāre | prosperārī |
| perfect infinitive | prosperāvisse prosperāsse | prosperātum esse |
| future infinitive | prosperātūrum esse | prosperātum īrī |
| present participle | prosperāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prosperātus prosperāta, prosperātā, prosperātae, prosperātam, prosperātārum, prosperātās, prosperātī, prosperātōrum, prosperātōs |
| future participle | prosperātūrus prosperātūra, prosperātūrā, prosperātūrae, prosperātūram, prosperātūrārum, prosperātūrās, prosperātūre, prosperātūrī, prosperātūrīs, prosperātūrō, prosperātūrōrum, prosperātūrōs, prosperātūrum | prosperandus prosperanda, prosperandā, prosperandae, prosperandam, prosperandārum, prosperandās, prosperande, prosperandīs, prosperandōrum, prosperandōs |
gerundprosperandī, prosperandō, prosperandumsupineprosperātum, prosperātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
- to enjoy good health.
- fortunae favore or prospero flatu fortunae uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
- to be favoured by Fortune; to bask in Fortune's smiles.
prospĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. prosper.
I. To cause a thing to succeed, to render fortunate or happy, to prosper (syn. secundo; not in Cic.): vos precor, uti populo Romano Quiritium vim victoriamque prosperetis, an old form of prayer in Liv. 8, 9, 7:
ut consilia sua reipublicae prosperarent, Tac. A. 3, 56: deos precatus, ut coepta prosperarent, id. H. 4, 53; cf.: patrum decreta, Hor. C. S. 18: hanc tibi veniam prospero, i. e. make you happy with, etc., Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 26: prosperata felicitas, desired happiness, Tert. Apol. 6: mala averruncare, bona prosperare, App. de Deo Socr. 16, p. 51.—Absol.: amico meo prosperabo, will make my friend happy, Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 11: non prosperantibus avibus, the birds not giving favorable omens, Val. Max. 7, 2, 5.—With inf.: qui prosperavit mundari locum, Vulg. 2 Macc. 10, 7.—Pass.: via impiorum prosperatur, Vulg. Jer. 12, 1.—II. To render favorable or propitious, to propitiate (post-class.): prosperatus deus, Prud. στεφ. 10, 365:
o Domine, bene prosperare, Vulg. Psa. 117 (118), 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōsperō āvī, ātus, āre
prosperus, to render fortunate, make happy, prosper : populo R. vim victoriamque, L.: patrum decreta, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin prosperō From prosperus + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalanprosperar
- Italianprosperare
- Occitanprosperar
- Frenchprospérerfrom Old French prosperer
- Romanianprosperafrom Old French prosperer
- Englishprosperfrom Old French prosperer
- Portugueseprosperar
- Spanishprosperar
- Galicianprosperar
- Polishprosperować
In English words that came into English from prosperō
- prosperousprosperō
- prosperprosperō