LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prosperus

prosperus (feminine prospera, neuter prosperum, superlative prosperrimus)
Classical[ˈprɔs.pɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔs.pe.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveprosperous, successful
  2. adjectivefavourable, propitious

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Felix · Prosper · Faustus · Fortunatus · Beatus

Felix, fœlix, (φῦλον ἔχων) is the most general expression for happiness, and has a transitive and intransitive meaning, making happy and being happy; prosper and faustus have only a transitive sense, making happy, or announcing happiness; prosperum (πρόσφορος) as far as men’s hopes and wishes are fulfilled; faustum (from ἀφαύω, φαυστήριος) as an effect of divine favor, conferring blessings; whereas fortunatus and beatus have only an intransitive or passive meaning, being happy; fortunatus, as a favorite of fortune, like εὐτυχής; beatus (ψίης) as conscious of happiness, and contented, resembling the θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζάωντες, like μακάριος. (vi. 125.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprosperusprosperaprosperum
genitiveprosperīprosperaeprosperī
dativeprosperōprosperaeprosperō
accusativeprosperumprosperamprosperum
ablativeprosperōprosperāprosperō
vocativeprospereprosperaprosperum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprosperīprosperaeprospera
genitiveprosperōrumprosperārumprosperōrum
dativeprosperīsprosperīsprosperīs
accusativeprosperōsprosperāsprospera
ablativeprosperīsprosperīsprosperīs
vocativeprosperīprosperaeprospera

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in rebus prosperis et ad voluntatem fluentibus
when life runs smoothly.
aliquid (bene, prospere) succedit or procedit (opp. parum procedere, non succedere)
the matter progresses favourably, succeeds.

prospĕrus, a, um, v. prosper.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-sparos, Proto-Indo-European *sph₁rós, from *speh₁- (“to succeed”) (whence spēs).

Descendants
  • Catalanpròsper
  • Frenchprospère
  • Romanianprosperfrom French prospère
  • Italianprospero
  • Occitanprospèr
  • Portuguesepróspero
  • Spanishpróspero
  • Galicianpróspero

In English words that came into English from prosperus

  • prosperousprosperō
  • prosperprosperō
  • prosperityprosperitās

Quick answers

What does prosperus mean in Latin?
prosperus, a adjective, means “prosperous, successful; favourable, propitious”.
How do you pronounce prosperus?
In classical Latin, [ˈprɔs.pɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔs.pe.rus].
Which English words come from prosperus?
English words that go back to Latin prosperus include prosperous, prosper and prosperity.