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Prosa

Prosa

See also: prosa

German

Noun

Prosa f (genitive Prosa, no plural)

  1. prose

prosa

prosa

See also: Prosa

Catalan

Noun

prosa f (uncountable)

  1. prose

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Galician

Noun

prosa f (uncountable)

  1. prose

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōsa (straightforward) from the term prōsa ōrātio (a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse). The term prōsa (straightforward) is a colloquial form of prorsa (straight forwards) which is the feminine form of prorsus (straight forwards), from Old Latin prōvorsus (moving straight ahead), from pro- (forward) + turned, form of vertō (I turn). Compare verse.[1]

Noun

prosa f (plural prose)

  1. a prose
  2. a drama (theatre)

Related terms

References

  1. prosa” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams


Latin

Alternative forms

  • prorsa

Etymology

A colloquial form of prorsa the feminine form of prorsus (straight forwards), from Old Latin prōvorsus (moving straight ahead), from pro- (forward) + vorsus (turned), form of vertō (I turn). Compare English verse.[1]

Noun

prōsa

  1. (colloquial) feminine form of prōsus (straightforward)

Derived terms

  • prōsa ōrātio (a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse)

References

  1. prosa” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprosa/

Gismu

prosa (rafsi ros or ro'a)

  1. prose; x1 is prose (non-poetic written text) about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin prosa

Noun

prosa m (definite singular prosaen)

  1. prose (written or spoken language without metrical structure)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin prosa

Noun

prosa m (definite singular prosaen)

  1. prose (as above)

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.sa/

Noun

prosa

  1. genitive singular of proso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prosa, from Latin prōsa (straightforward) in the term prōsa ōrātio (straightforward speech), alteration of prorsa, from feminine form of prorsus (straight forwards), from Old Latin prōvorsus (moving straight ahead), from pro- (forward) + turned.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.za/, /ˈpɾɔ.zɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɔ.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧sa

Noun

prosa f (plural prosas)

  1. (literature, uncountable) prose (written language not intended as poetry)
  2. a work in prose
  3. eloquence
  4. chat (informal conversation)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (written language not intended as poetry): poesia

Related terms

  • prosaísta
  • prosar
  • proseado
  • proseador
  • prosear
  • proseio

Spanish

Noun

prosa f (plural prosas)

  1. prose

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

prosa c

  1. prose

Declension

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