prosapia

See also: prosápia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈza.pja/
• Rhymes: -apja
• Hyphenation: pro‧sà‧pia

Noun

prosapia f (plural prosapie) (literary)

1. lineage, ancestry

   Synonyms: casa, casata, casato, ceppo, dinastia, discendenza, genealogia, genia, gente, (literary) lignaggio, progenie, sangue, (literary) schiatta, stirpe

Further reading

• prosapia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Alternative forms

• prōsāpiēs

Etymology

From prō- +‎ an unknown element.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈsaː.pi.a/, [proːˈs̠äːpiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈsa.pi.a/, [proˈs̬äːpiä]

Noun

prōsāpia f (genitive prōsāpiae); first declension

1. (archaic) stock, race, family, lineage

   Synonyms: genus, prōlēs, satus, stirps

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	prōsāpia	prōsāpiae
genitive	prōsāpiae	prōsāpiārum
dative	prōsāpiae	prōsāpiīs
accusative	prōsāpiam	prōsāpiās
ablative	prōsāpiā	prōsāpiīs
vocative	prōsāpia	prōsāpiae

References

• “prosapia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “prosapia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prosapia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• prosapia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.

Noun

prosapia f (plural prosapias)

1. lineage; ancestry; stock

   Synonyms: linaje, estirpe, alcurnia, abolengo

Further reading

• “prosapia”, 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