Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propositus

/proʊˈpɑzətəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proposi-tus
IPA: /proʊˈpɑzətəs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first identified male case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case.

Example Sentences

"The propositus was an elderly man who passed on the disorder to three of his four children and 9 of 14 grandchildren."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpositus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /proʊˈpɑzətəs/
British English: /prəʊˈpɒzɪtəs/

Inflected Forms

propositi (plural)

Derived Forms

proposita

Questions

How do you pronounce propositus?: The recorded pronunciation is /proʊˈpɑzətəs/.
What does propositus mean?: The first identified male case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case.
Where does propositus come from?: Borrowed from Latin prōpositus.

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