promineo

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ *mineō (“project, jut”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈmi.ne.oː/, [proːˈmɪ.ne.oː]

Verb

prōmineō (present infinitive prōminēre, perfect active prōminuī); second conjugation, no passive

  1. I stand or jut out; I project, overhang; I am prominent.
  2. (figuratively) I bend or reach out (for), extend (to).

Inflection
   Conjugation of promineo (second conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōmineō prōminēs prōminet prōminēmus prōminētis prōminent
imperfect prōminēbam prōminēbās prōminēbat prōminēbāmus prōminēbātis prōminēbant
future prōminēbō prōminēbis prōminēbit prōminēbimus prōminēbitis prōminēbunt
perfect prōminuī prōminuistī prōminuit prōminuimus prōminuistis prōminuērunt, prōminuēre
pluperfect prōminueram prōminuerās prōminuerat prōminuerāmus prōminuerātis prōminuerant
future perfect prōminuerō prōminueris prōminuerit prōminuerimus prōminueritis prōminuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōmineam prōmineās prōmineat prōmineāmus prōmineātis prōmineant
imperfect prōminērem prōminērēs prōminēret prōminērēmus prōminērētis prōminērent
perfect prōminuerim prōminuerīs prōminuerit prōminuerimus prōminueritis prōminuerint
pluperfect prōminuissem prōminuissēs prōminuisset prōminuissēmus prōminuissētis prōminuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōminē — — prōminēte —
future — prōminētō prōminētō — prōminētōte prōminentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōminēre prōminuisse — — — —
participles prōminēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
prōminēre prōminendī prōminendō prōminendum — —

Derived terms

References
  • promineo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • promineo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • promineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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