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prorogatio
prorogatio
Latin
Etymology
From prōrogō (“prolong; defer”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proː.roˈɡaː.ti.oː/, [proː.rɔˈɡaː.ti.oː]
Noun
prōrogātiō f (genitive prōrogātiōnis); third declension
- (of a term of office) A prolonging, extension.
- (of an appointed time) A putting off, deferring; postponement.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōrogātiō | prōrogātiōnēs |
| genitive | prōrogātiōnis | prōrogātiōnum |
| dative | prōrogātiōnī | prōrogātiōnibus |
| accusative | prōrogātiōnem | prōrogātiōnēs |
| ablative | prōrogātiōne | prōrogātiōnibus |
| vocative | prōrogātiō | prōrogātiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: prorogatio, prorogazione
References
- prorogatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prorogatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PROROGATIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prorogatio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- prorogatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers