prosilio

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ saliō (jump).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōsiliō (present infinitive prōsilīre, perfect active prōsiluī or prōsilīvī or prōsiliī, supine prōsultum); fourth conjugation, third person-only in the passive

  1. (intransitive) to leap, jump, rush or spring forth or up
    Synonyms: saliō, trānsiliō, assiliō, exsiliō, īnsultō, exsultō
  2. (intransitive) to burst or break forth, start out, start up
  3. to hasten
    Synonyms: currō, ruō, accurrō, trepidō, prōvolō, prōripiō, properō, corripiō, festīnō, affluō, mātūrō
    Antonyms: retardō, cūnctor, moror, dubitō, prōtrahō, trahō, differō
  4. (intransitive) to leap to or attempt eagerly

Conjugation

References

  • prosilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prosilio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prosilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.