propina
See also: propiná
Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin propīna.
Pronunciation
Noun
propina f (plural propines)
Related terms
Further reading
- “propina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Etymology 2
Verb
propina
- inflection of propinar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈpi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: pro‧pì‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna, from prōpīnāre.[1]
Noun
propina f (plural propine)
- (archaic) recompensation, fee
- Synonym: ricompensa
- synonym of diaria
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
propina
- inflection of propinare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
prŏpīnā
- second-person singular present active imperative of prŏpīnō
References
- “propina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "propina", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- propina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin propīna.[1] Compare Italian and Spanish propina.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈpĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈpi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈpi.nɐ/
Noun
propina f (plural propinas)
- (Portugal) tuition, a fee for services such as enrollment or obtaining a document
- Synonym: mensalidade
- (Brazil) tip (money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)
- Synonym: gorjeta
- (Brazil, colloquial) bribe (something, usually money, given as an inducement to dishonesty)
- Synonym: suborno
References
- ^ “propina”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈpina/ [pɾoˈpi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: pro‧pi‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna, from Latin propinō (“to toast, to pledge, to offer to drink, to hand over”).
Noun
propina f (plural propinas)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
propina
- inflection of propinar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “propina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “propina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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