French

Noun

proprio m ‎(plural proprios)

1. (colloquial) landlord, landlady

Italian

Etymology

From Latin proprius.

Adjective

proprio m ‎(feminine singular propria, masculine plural propri, feminine plural proprie)

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

   pensare ai fatti propri - to mind one's own business

   fare del proprio meglio - to do one's best

   in proprio - on one's own, by oneself

2. (possessive, peculiar) characteristic, peculiar, typical

   il cimurro è una malattia propria del cane - distemper is a disease peculiar to the dog

3. (possessive, grammar, mathematics) proper

   nome proprio - proper noun

Adverb

proprio

1. (really) really, quite, indeed

   Anna è proprio bella - Anna is really beautiful

2. (exactly) just, quite, exactly

   proprio allora - just then

3. (intensifier) very, right, at all

   proprio ora - this very minute

Noun

proprio m ‎(plural propri)

1. one's own, what belongs to one, one's due

   a ciascuno il proprio - to each his due

Pronoun

proprio m, propria f, propri m pl, proprie f pl

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

Latin

Adjective

propriō

1. dative masculine singular of proprius
2. dative neuter singular of proprius
3. ablative masculine singular of proprius
4. ablative neuter plural of proprius

References

• proprio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “proprio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Adjective

proprio m ‎(feminine singular propria, masculine plural proprios, feminine plural proprias, not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of próprio