proles

English

Noun

proles

  1. plural of prole

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From pro- + *olēs (growth).

Pronunciation

Noun

prōlēs f (genitive prōlis); third declension

  1. offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race
    Synonyms: stirps, stirpis, prōgeniēs, partus
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.74–75:
      “Omnīs ut tēcum meritīs prō tālibus annōs
      exigat, et pulchrā faciat tē prōle parentem.”
      “[Aeolus,] as a reward for the services [now] required, [Deiopea will spend] all [her] years with you, and make you a father with a fair line [of descendants].”
      (Juno tempts Aeolus to do her will by offering him marriage to Deiopea. Alliteration: “pulchra prole parentem.”)
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.719:
      Tollet humō validōs prōlēs Hyriēa lacertōs.
      The offspring of Hyrieus will raise from the ground his strong arms
      (See: Hyrieus; Orion (mythology). The heliacal rising of the upper part of Orion (constellation) occurs in June.)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōlēs prōlēs
Genitive prōlis prōlium
Dative prōlī prōlibus
Accusative prōlem prōlēs
prōlīs
Ablative prōle prōlibus
Vocative prōlēs prōlēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: prole
  • Italian: prole
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: proe
  • Portuguese: prole
  • Spanish: prole

References

Spanish

Noun

proles

  1. plural of prole
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