pronubus

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (pro, for, in favor of) +‎ nūbō (to veil, to marry) +‎ -us (second declension noun or first/second declension adjective suffix)

Pronunciation

Adjective

prōnubus (feminine prōnuba, neuter prōnubum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. nuptial, bridal; of or pertaining to marriage, the wedding, the bride
    • Claudian, The Rape of Proserpine 1.131:
      iam matura toro plenis adoleverat annis
      virginitas, tenerum iam pronuba flamma pudorem
      sollicitat
      Now mature and ready for the wedding with many years completed, the wedding torch disturbs her youthful modesty

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative prōnubus prōnuba prōnubum prōnubī prōnubae prōnuba
genitive prōnubī prōnubae prōnubī prōnubōrum prōnubārum prōnubōrum
dative prōnubō prōnubae prōnubō prōnubīs
accusative prōnubum prōnubam prōnubum prōnubōs prōnubās prōnuba
ablative prōnubō prōnubā prōnubō prōnubīs
vocative prōnube prōnuba prōnubum prōnubī prōnubae prōnuba

Noun

prōnubus m (genitive prōnubī); second declension

  1. groomsman, promoter of the marriage
    • Vulgate Bible, Liber Judicum 14.20:
      uxor autem ejus accepit maritum unum de amicis ejus et pronubis
      But his wife accepted as a husband one of his friends and groomsmen

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōnubus prōnubī
genitive prōnubī prōnubōrum
dative prōnubō prōnubīs
accusative prōnubum prōnubōs
ablative prōnubō prōnubīs
vocative prōnube prōnubī

Descendants

  • Italian: pronubo

References

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