Etymology

Nominalization of prōpositusCategory:Latin nominalizations#PROPOSITUM.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [proːˈpɔ.sɪ.tũː]Category:Latin 4-syllable words#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#PROPOSITUM
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [proˈpɔː.s̬i.tum]Category:Latin 4-syllable words#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#PROPOSITUM

Noun

prōpositum n (genitive prōpositī)Category:Latin lemmas#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin nouns#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin second declension nouns#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin neuter nouns in the second declension#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#PROPOSITUMCategory:Latin neuter nouns#PROPOSITUMCategory:Pages with entries#PROPOSITUMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PROPOSITUM; second declension

1. model, example, sample

   Synonym: exemplum

2. purpose, intention

   Synonyms: voluntās, intentiō, cōnsilium, fīnis, animus, mēns

3. design, plan

   Synonyms: consilium, cogitatio

4. subject, topic, theme
5. conduct of life, lifestyle, moral principles

Participle

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1. inflection of prōpositus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• propositum in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “propositum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “propositum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "propositum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “propositum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to be exposed to the assaults of fate: fortunae telis propositum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) I intend, propose to..: propositum est mihi c. Inf.
    
  • (ambiguous) to abide by one's resolution: propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri)
    
  • (ambiguous) to carry out one's plan: propositum assequi, peragere
    
  • (ambiguous) to persevere in one's resolve: in proposito susceptoque consilio permanere
    
  • (ambiguous) to digress, deviate: digredi (a proposito) (De Or. 2. 77. 311)
    
  • (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: id quod (mihi) propositum est
    
  • (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: res proposita
    
  • (ambiguous) to digress from the point at issue: a proposito aberrare, declinare, deflectere, digredi, egredi
    
  • (ambiguous) to come back to the point: ad propositum reverti, redire
    
  • (ambiguous) the task I have put before myself is..: mihi propositum est c. Inf. (or mihi proposui, ut)
    

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