LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

prōstituō

prōstituō (present infinitive prōstituere, perfect active prōstituī, supine prōstitūtum)
Classical[proːsˈtɪ.tu.oː]Ecclesiastical[prosˈtiː.tu.o]

Meaning

  1. to set up in public
  2. to prostitute
  3. to dishonor

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōstituōprōstituēbamprōstituamprōstituīprōstitueramprōstituerō
2nd sg.prōstituisprōstituēbāsprōstituēsprōstituistīprōstituerāsprōstitueris
3rd sg.prōstituitprōstituēbatprōstituetprōstituitprōstitueratprōstituerit
1st pl.prōstituimusprōstituēbāmusprōstituēmusprōstituimusprōstituerāmusprōstituerimus
2nd pl.prōstituitisprōstituēbātisprōstituētisprōstituistisprōstituerātisprōstitueritis
3rd pl.prōstituuntprōstituēbantprōstituentprōstituērunt
prōstituēre		prōstituerantprōstituerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōstituamprōstitueremprōstituerimprōstituissem
2nd sg.prōstituāsprōstituerēsprōstituerīsprōstituissēs
3rd sg.prōstituatprōstitueretprōstitueritprōstituisset
1st pl.prōstituāmusprōstituerēmusprōstituerīmusprōstituissēmus
2nd pl.prōstituātisprōstituerētisprōstituerītisprōstituissētis
3rd pl.prōstituantprōstituerentprōstituerintprōstituissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōstituorprōstituēbarprōstituar
2nd sg.prōstitueris
prōstituere		prōstituēbāris
prōstituēbāre		prōstituēris
prōstituēre
3rd sg.prōstituiturprōstituēbāturprōstituētur
1st pl.prōstituimurprōstituēbāmurprōstituēmur
2nd pl.prōstituiminīprōstituēbāminīprōstituēminī
3rd pl.prōstituunturprōstituēbanturprōstituentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōstituarprōstituerer
2nd sg.prōstituāris
prōstituāre		prōstituerēris
prōstituerēre
3rd sg.prōstituāturprōstituerētur
1st pl.prōstituāmurprōstituerēmur
2nd pl.prōstituāminīprōstituerēminī
3rd pl.prōstituanturprōstituerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōstitueprōstituere
pres. 2nd pl.prōstituiteprōstituiminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōstituitōprōstituitor
fut. 3rd sg.prōstituitōprōstituitor
fut. 2nd pl.prōstituitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōstituuntōprōstituuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōstituereprōstituī
perfect infinitiveprōstituisseprōstitūtum esse
future infinitiveprōstitūtūrum esseprōstitūtum īrī
present participleprōstituēns—
perfect participle—prōstitūtus
prōstitūta, prōstitūtā, prōstitūtae, prōstitūtam, prōstitūtārum, prōstitūtās, prōstitūte, prōstitūtī, prōstitūtīs, prōstitūtō, prōstitūtōrum, prōstitūtōs
future participleprōstitūtūrus
prōstitūtūra, prōstitūtūrā, prōstitūtūrae, prōstitūtūram, prōstitūtūrārum, prōstitūtūrās, prōstitūtūre, prōstitūtūrī, prōstitūtūrīs, prōstitūtūrō, prōstitūtūrōrum, prōstitūtūrōs, prōstitūtūrum		prōstituendus
prōstituenda, prōstituendā, prōstituendae, prōstituendam, prōstituendārum, prōstituendās, prōstituende, prōstituendīs, prōstituendōrum, prōstituendōs
gerundprōstituendī, prōstituendō, prōstituendumsupineprōstitūtum, prōstitūtū

prō-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. statuo.
I. To place before or in front, Arn. 5, 177. —
II. To expose publicly to prostitution, to prostitute: cras populo prostituam vos, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 45; Sen. Contr. 1, 2: quae (meretrix) sese toto corpore prostituit, Cat. 110, 8: pudicitiam suam, Suet. Ner. 29; Lact. 3, 21, 6: formam, Petr. 126: faciem suam lucro, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 42: corpora libidinibus, Lact. 5, 9, 16; 1, 20, 15: virgines, Just. 21, 3, 2.—
B. Transf.: famam alicujus, to prostitute, dishonor, sully, Cato ap. Gell. 17, 13, 4: ingrato vocem foro, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 5.—Hence, prōstĭtūtus, a, um, P. a., exposed publicly, prostituted: infans, Mart. 9, 7, 7 P.—Sup.: prostitutissima lupa Larentina, Tert. Apol. 25.—Subst.: prōstĭtūta, ae, f., a harlot, prostitute, Plin. 30, 1, 5, § 15; 10, 63, 83, § 172; Sen. Ben. 7, 4, 7 sq.; Suet. Calig. 36; 40; Lact. 1, 10, 15; 3, 22, 8; Vulg. Baruch, 6, 10.—
B. Trop., unchaste: sermones prostituti ac theatrales, Sid. Ep. 3, 13 fin.

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. Latinprōstituō

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin prōstituō From prō- + statuō (“to erect”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprostituir
  • Frenchprostituer
  • Italianprostituire
  • Portugueseprostituir
  • Romanianprostitua
  • Spanishprostituir
  • Danishprostituere
  • Norwegian Bokmålprostituere
  • Sicilianprustituiri

In English words that came into English from prōstituō

  • prostituteprōstitūtus
  • prostitutionprostitutio

Quick answers

What does prōstituō mean in Latin?
prōstituō, a verb, means “to set up in public; to prostitute; to dishonor”.
What are the principal parts of prōstituō?
prōstituō, prōstituere, prōstituī, prōstitūtum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōstituō?
In classical Latin, [proːsˈtɪ.tu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prosˈtiː.tu.o].
Where does prōstituō 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 prōstituō.