propendeo
Latin
Etymology
From prō- + pendeō (“I am suspended, hang”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proːˈpɛn.de.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈpɛn̪.d̪e.o]
Verb
prōpendeō (present infinitive prōpendēre, perfect active prōpendī, supine prōpēnsum); second conjugation, no passive
- to hang down, forth or forward
- (figurative) to weigh more, preponderate
- (figurative) to be inclined, disposed to, favourable
Conjugation
Conjugation of prōpendeō (second conjugation, no passive)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: propendir
- Galician: propender
- Italian: propendere
- Portuguese: propender
- Sicilian: prupènniri
- Spanish: propender
References
- “propendeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “propendeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- propendeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.