profectus

Latin

Etymology 1

From prōficiō +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Noun

prōfectus m (genitive prōfectūs); fourth declension

  1. advance, progress, effect, increase, growth, profit, success
    Synonyms: commodum, ūsus, commoditās
    Antonym: incommodum
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōfectus prōfectūs
genitive prōfectūs prōfectuum
dative prōfectuī prōfectibus
accusative prōfectum prōfectūs
ablative prōfectū prōfectibus
vocative prōfectus prōfectūs
Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: profetto (archaic)
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Franco-Provençal: profeit, profiet
    • Old French: porfit, prufit
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: profit
    • Occitan: profièch, profièit
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Borrowings:

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of prōficiō.

Participle

prōfectus (feminine prōfecta, neuter prōfectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. advanced, progressed
  2. effected, accomplished, obtained
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Etymology 3

Perfect active participle of proficīscor.

Participle

profectus (feminine profecta, neuter profectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. having departed, left
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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