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propinqua

propinqua is a Latin form of propinquus, meaning “near, neighboring; related; (noun) relative, kinsman”. It is the nominative singular feminine adjective or 2nd person singular present active imperative.

It can also be a form of propinquo, “approach, come near (+dat.)”.

Found 89 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 4.36.2: His Caesar numerum obsidum quem ante imperaverat duplicavit eosque in continentem adduci iussit, quod propinqua die aequinoctii infirmis navibus hiemi navigationem subiciendam non existimabat.

Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae 4.M5.2: Propinqua summo cardine labi,

All forms of propinquus (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.