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propinqui

propinqui is a Latin form of propinquus, meaning “near, neighboring; related; (noun) relative, kinsman”. It is the genitive singular masculine adjective or nominative plural masculine adjective or genitive singular masculine noun.

Found 94 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 6.5.4: Erant Menapii propinqui Eburonum finibus, perpetuis paludibus silvisque muniti, qui uni ex Gallia de pace ad Caesarem legatos numquam miserant. Cum his esse hospitium Ambiorigi sciebat; item per Treveros venisse Germanis in amicitiam cognoverat.

Tacitus, Historiae 1.12: Paucis post kalendas Ianuarias diebus Pompei Propinqui procuratoris e Belgica litterae adferuntur, superioris Germaniae legiones rupta sacramenti reverentia imperat …

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.