prorsus

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    For *provorsus, from prō + versus, vorsus (turned).

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    prōrsus (feminine prōrsa, neuter prōrsum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct
      Synonym: rēctus
    2. (transf. of style) straightforward, prosaic
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative prōrsus prōrsa prōrsum prōrsī prōrsae prōrsa
    genitive prōrsī prōrsae prōrsī prōrsōrum prōrsārum prōrsōrum
    dative prōrsō prōrsae prōrsō prōrsīs
    accusative prōrsum prōrsam prōrsum prōrsōs prōrsās prōrsa
    ablative prōrsō prōrsā prōrsō prōrsīs
    vocative prōrse prōrsa prōrsum prōrsī prōrsae prōrsa
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    For *provorsus, from prō + versus, vorsus (towards).

    Alternative forms

    Adverb

    prōrsus (not comparable)

    1. forwards
    2. straight forward; directly
      Synonym: dērēctō
    3. certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely
      Synonym: omnīnō

    References

    • prorsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • prorsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "prorsus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • prorsus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • not to understand a single word: verbum prorsus nullum intellegere
      • that is exactly what I think: ita prorsus existimo