Verb
prōsum (present infinitive prōdesse, perfect active prōfuī, future participle prōfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle
- (with a dative) to be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit
- Synonyms: iuvō, adiuvō, foveō, assistō, prōficiō, adiūtō, succurrō, cōnferō, adsum
- Antonym: officiō
- to serve
- Synonym: mereō
- (of medicines) to be good or beneficial
c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE,
Virgil,
Georgics 4.267:
- proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem […]
- It is good too to blend a taste of pounded oak-apples […]
Conjugation
More information indicative, singular ...
Conjugation of prōsum (highly irregular, suppletive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, active only) |
indicative |
singular |
plural |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
active |
present |
prōsum |
prōdes |
prōdest |
prōsumus |
prōdestis |
prōsunt |
imperfect |
prōderam |
prōderās |
prōderat |
prōderāmus |
prōderātis |
prōderant |
future |
prōderō |
prōderis, prōdere |
prōderit |
prōderimus |
prōderitis |
prōderunt |
perfect |
prōfuī |
prōfuistī |
prōfuit |
prōfuimus |
prōfuistis |
prōfuērunt, prōfuēre |
pluperfect |
prōfueram |
prōfuerās |
prōfuerat |
prōfuerāmus |
prōfuerātis |
prōfuerant |
future perfect |
prōfuerō |
prōfueris |
prōfuerit |
prōfuerimus |
prōfueritis |
prōfuerint |
subjunctive |
singular |
plural |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
active |
present |
prōsim |
prōsīs |
prōsit |
prōsīmus |
prōsītis |
prōsint |
imperfect |
prōdessem, prōforem |
prōdessēs, prōforēs |
prōdesset, prōforet |
prōdessēmus, prōforēmus |
prōdessētis, prōforētis |
prōdessent, prōforent |
perfect |
prōfuerim |
prōfuerīs |
prōfuerit |
prōfuerīmus |
prōfuerītis |
prōfuerint |
pluperfect |
prōfuissem |
prōfuissēs |
prōfuisset |
prōfuissēmus |
prōfuissētis |
prōfuissent |
imperative |
singular |
plural |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
active |
present |
— |
prōdes |
— |
— |
prōdeste |
— |
future |
— |
prōdestō |
prōdestō |
— |
prōdestōte |
prōsuntō |
non-finite forms |
active |
passive |
present |
perfect |
future |
present |
perfect |
future |
infinitives |
prōdesse |
prōfuisse |
prōfutūrum esse, prōfore |
— |
— |
— |
participles |
— |
— |
prōfutūrus |
— |
— |
— |
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References
- “prosum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prosum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prosum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- prosum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016