LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

protasis

protasis f (genitive protasis)
Classical[ˈprɔ.ta.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.ta.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininean assertion, proposition
  2. Late Latinfemininethe beginning or first part of a play

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprotasisprotasēs
genitiveprotasisprotasium
dativeprotasīprotasibus
accusativeprotasemprotasēs
protasīs
ablativeprotaseprotasibus
vocativeprotasisprotasēs

prŏtăsis, is, f., = πρότασις.
I. An assertion, proposition (pure Lat. effatum), App. Dogm. Plat. p. 29.—
II. The beginning or first part of a play, Don. Ter. And. praef.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Latinprotasis

Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō) Ancient Greek προτείνω (proteínō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek πρότασις (prótasis)bor. Latin protasis Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρότασις (prótasis).

Descendants
  • Englishprotasis
  • Italianprotasi

Quick answers

What does protasis mean in Latin?
protasis, a noun, means “an assertion, proposition; the beginning or first part of a play”.
What is the genitive of protasis?
The genitive singular is protasis. protasis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce protasis?
In classical Latin, [ˈprɔ.ta.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.ta.s̬is].
Where does protasis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Latin protasis.