Latin

Adverb

propter ‎(not comparable)

1. near, at hand, hard by

   Ibi angiportum propter est.

   There hard by is an alley.

Synonyms

• (near): ^def. prope, iuxtā

Preposition

propter ‎(+ accusative)

1. near, close to, hard by

   Propter hunc.

   Near him.

2. because of, on account of, for

   Clara etiam propter pulchritudinem suam est.

   She is also renowned because of her beauty.

3. (rare) through, by means of

   Propter quos vivit.

   Through whom he lives.

Derived terms

• eāpropter
• post hoc ergo propter hoc
• proptereā

Synonyms

• prope, iuxtā, ad
• ob

References

• propter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “propter”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • those to whom we owe our being: ei, propter quos hanc lucem aspeximus
    
• propter in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016