prójimo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proximus. Doublet of próximo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾoximo/ [ˈpɾo.xi.mo]
• Rhymes: -oximo
• Syllabification: pró‧ji‧mo

Noun

prójimo m (plural prójimos, feminine prójima, feminine plural prójimas)

1. neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)

   Synonym: vecino

2. fellow man

See also

• semejante
• cercano

References

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “próximo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 664

Further reading

• “prójimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10