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prōnus, a, um (archaic form of fem. pronis, Varr. ap. Non. 494 fin.), adj. [like Gr. pranês = prênês, from root pra-, pro; cf. prae).I.Lit., turned forward, bent or inclined, leaning or hanging forward, stooping, bending down (class.; opp. supinus; cf. cernuus).1.Of living beings:2.puerum imponere equo pronum in ventrem,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 13:pronus pendens in verbera,
leaning forward to strike, Verg. A. 10, 586:ipsum Pronum sterne solo,
id. ib. 11, 485:pronus magister Volvitur in caput,
id. ib. 1, 115:pecora, quae natura prona finxit,
Sall. C. 1, 1; Ov. M. 8, 379.— Poet., of those running swiftly, Ov. M. 10, 652:leporem pronum catulo sectare sagaci,
flying swiftly, id. R. Am. 201.—Of things, bending forward or downward, going or inclined downward:B.ilex paulum modo prona, dein flexa,
Sall. J. 93, 4:prona ac fastigiata tigna,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17:pronae atque vergentes ampullae,
Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 6:demissus inde pronusque pulvinus,
id. ib. 5, 6, 16:(urbs) prona in paludes,
sinking down, Liv. 4, 59:crateres,
overturned, Stat. Th. 5, 255:motus corporis,
Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120:cubitus,
Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 54:prona via,
steep, Ov. M. 2, 67:amnis,
Verg. G. 1, 203:rivi,
Hor. C. 1, 29, 11:currus,
Ov. M. 5, 424. — Absol.:nihil habent proni et supera semper petunt,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42:per pronum ire,
downwards, Sen. Ep. 123, 14:per prona voluti,
Sil. 15, 235.—In partic.1.Of the heavenly bodies, of time, etc., setting, sinking, declining ( poet.):2. (α).pronus Orion,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 18:sidera,
Prop. 1, 16, 23:Titan,
Ov. M. 11, 257:dies,
Stat. Th. 2, 41:menses (=celeriter praetereuntes),
Hor. C. 4, 6, 39:anni,
id. A. P. 60.—With dat.:(β).loca Aquiloni prona,
Col. 3, 2, 6:aedificii solum pronius orienti,
situated more to the east, id. 1, 5, 8.—With ad:II.campo patente et ad solem prono,
Col. 2, 9, 3.—Trop., inclined, disposed, prone to any thing (class.); usu. constr. with ad, in aliquid, or dat.; poet. also with gen.A.In gen.(α).With ad:(β).rei publicae genus inclinatum et quasi pronum ad perniciosissimum statum,
Cic. Rep. 2, 26, 47:anxitudo prona ad luctum,
id. ib. 2, 41, 68 (from Non. 72, 31):boves ad domandum proni,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2:pronus ad omne nefas,
Luc. 6, 147:pronus ad cujusque necem,
Suet. Vit. 14:ad poëticam,
id. Ner. 50:ad simultates,
Plin. Pan. 84.— Sup.: ad indulgentias pronissimus, Capit. Anton. 10, 8.—With in and acc.:(γ).in obsequium plus aequo pronus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 10:in libidines,
Suet. Caes. 50:saeculum in omnia mala,
Flor. 4, 12.—Prov.:prona est timori semper in pejus fides,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 316. —With dat.:(δ).pronus deterioribus,
Tac. Agr. 41 fin.—Comp.:aures offensioni proniores,
Tac. A. 4, 29 fin. —With gen. ( poet.):B.ruendi In ferrum mens prona viris,
Luc. 1, 461.— Comp.:unus audendi pronior,
Claud. Ruf. 2, 400.—In partic.1.Inclined to favor, favorable to any thing (post-Aug.).(α).With dat.:(β).si modo prona bonis invicti Caesaris assint Numina,
Stat. S. 4, 8, 61.— Comp.:cohors Cn. Dolabellae pronior,
Suet. Galb. 12.—With in and acc.:(γ).prona in eum aula Neronis,
Tac. H. 1, 13.— Comp.:ut quis misericordiā in Germanicum pronior,
Tac. A. 2, 73:in verum nepotem,
Suet. Cat. 19.—Absol.:2.prona sententia,
Val. Fl. 8, 340:pronis auribus accipere aliquid,
Tac. H. 1, 1; Luc. 5, 501.— Comp.:quos pronior fortuna comitatur,
Vell. 2, 69, 6.—Easy, without difficulty (mostly post - Aug.):A.omnia virtuti suae prona esse,
Sall. J. 114, 2:omnia prona victoribus,
Tac. Agr. 33:pronum ad honores iter,
Plin. Ep. 8, 10, 3:via ad regnum,
Just. 1, 5, 9: pronum est, it is easy:agere memoratu digna pronum erat,
Tac. Agr. 1:invitos praebere deos,
Luc. 6, 606:facile et pronum est agere,
Juv. 9, 43.— Comp.:id pronius ad fidem est,
is easier to believe, Liv. 21, 28.—Hence, adv.: prōnē, downwards, pronely (post-class.).Lit., Paul. Petr. Vit. S. Mart. 4, 546.—B.Trop., readily, willingly; comp. pronius, Amm. 30, 8, 10.
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