proper
German (Berlin)
/ˈpʁɔpɐ/
adj
Definitions
- (somewhat) in good condition: clean; neat; well-kept; developed
- (colloquial) overweight; chubby
Etymology
Derived from Old French propre derived from Latin proprius (own, one's own) derived from Middle Dutch proper derived from French propre (own, clean, house-trained).
Origin
French
propre
Gloss
own, clean, house-trained
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
浄
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- propriospinal English
- appropriare Latin
- approprio, appropriare Latin
- proprius Latin
- proprio Italian
- proper Dutch, Flemish
- amour-propre French
- malpropre French
- propre French
- proprement French
- propret French
- propreté French
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- próprio Portuguese
- proper Danish
- propre Old French
- propi Catalan, Valencian
- propio Galician
- proper Middle Dutch
- propre Norman
- propper Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *prijos Proto-Italic
- propiu Asturian
- propio Venetian
- proper xno
- pruoprio Istriot