German

Noun

Prosa f ‎(genitive Prosa, no plural)

1. prose

Catalan

Noun

prosa f ‎(uncountable)

1. prose

Related terms

• prosaico

Galician

Noun

prosa f ‎(uncountable)

1. prose

Related terms

• prosaico

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

• prosaicamente
• prosaicismo
• prosaicità
• prosaico
• prosastico
• prosatore

References

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

Anagrams

• aspro, parso, raspo, raspò, saprò, sopra, sparo, sparò, spora

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

• prosa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• PROSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prosa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • prose: oratio soluta (not prosa) or simply oratio
    

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

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: sanuen — 散文 (sǎn wén)
• English: proz — prose
• Spanish: pros — prosa
• Russian: proz — проза ‎(proza)

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.

See also

• cfika
• lisri
• cukta
• pemci
• finti

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin prosa

Noun

prosa m ‎(definite singular prosaen)

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

References

• “prosa” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin prosa

Noun

prosa m ‎(definite singular prosaen)

1. prose (as above)

References

• “prosa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• (work in prose): narrativa
• (eloquence): eloquência, oratória
• (chat): See Wikisaurus:conversa

Antonyms

• (written language not intended as poetry): poesia

Related terms

Spanish

Noun

prosa f ‎(plural prosas)

1. prose

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

prosa c

1. prose

Declension

Related terms

• prosaisk

Antonyms

• dikt
• lyrik
• poesi
• rim