prospero

prosperous

adjective PRO-speh-roh Rare

Origin: From Latin prosperus (favorable), from pro- (for) + spes (hope).

Also means

thriving

Usage Note

Prospero has antepenultimate stress: PRO-speh-roh — a common mispronunciation trap. It agrees in gender and number: prospera (f), prosperi (m pl), prospere (f pl). It describes a person, region, or business that is flourishing. Note that 'Prospero' is also the name of the magician in Shakespeare's The Tempest — familiar from shakespeariano (id 5955).

Examples

"Viveva in una città prospera e moderna."

Natural Translation

He lived in a prosperous and modern city.

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