propinquus
From prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus. Compare longinquus.
Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proˈpin.kʷus/, [prɔˈpɪŋkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈpin.kwus/, [proˈpiŋkwus]
Adjective
propinquus (feminine propinqua, neuter propinquum, comparative propinquior); first/second-declension adjective
- (of space) near, nearby, neighboring [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]
- (of time) near, at hand, not far off
- (of appearance) resembling, similar, like, alike
- (of a relationship) kindred, related [ quotations ▼]
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | propinquus | propinqua | propinquum | propinquī | propinquae | propinqua | |
| Genitive | propinquī | propinquae | propinquī | propinquōrum | propinquārum | propinquōrum | |
| Dative | propinquō | propinquō | propinquīs | ||||
| Accusative | propinquum | propinquam | propinquum | propinquōs | propinquās | propinqua | |
| Ablative | propinquō | propinquā | propinquō | propinquīs | |||
| Vocative | propinque | propinqua | propinquum | propinquī | propinquae | propinqua | |