prosapia
See also: prosápia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈza.pja/
- Rhymes: -apja
- Hyphenation: pro‧sà‧pia
Noun
prosapia f (plural prosapie) (literary)
- lineage, ancestry
- Synonyms: casa, casata, casato, ceppo, dinastia, discendenza, genealogia, genia, gente, (literary) lignaggio, progenie, sangue, (literary) schiatta, stirpe
Further reading
- prosapia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From prō- + possibly the root of serō (“to sow”).
Noun
prōsāpia f (genitive prōsāpiae); first declension
- stock, race, family, lineage
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prōsāpia | prōsāpiae |
| Genitive | prōsāpiae | prōsāpiārum |
| Dative | prōsāpiae | prōsāpiīs |
| Accusative | prōsāpiam | prōsāpiās |
| Ablative | prōsāpiā | prōsāpiīs |
| Vocative | prōsāpia | prōsāpiae |
References
- “prosapia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prosapia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prosapia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.
Noun
prosapia f (plural prosapias)
- lineage; ancestry; stock
- Synonyms: linaje, estirpe, alcurnia, abolengo
Further reading
- “prosapia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014