prud

See also: pruď, prűd, prúd, Prud., and пруд

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse prúðr, probably borrowed via Old English prūd (cf. English proud) from Old French prod, preu (cf. French preux, prud'homme), cognate with Italian prode (“brave”), Catalan prou (“enough”). The Romance adjectives derive from Late Latin prōde (“valuable”), a backformation from the verb Latin prōdesse (“to be useful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰʁ̥uˀð], [ˈpʰʁ̥uðˀ]
• Rhymes: -uːˀð

Adjective

prud (neuter prud or prudt, plural and definite singular attributive prude)

1. (archaic or poetic) magnificent, noble

Inflection

Inflection of prud

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	prud	prudere	prudest2
indefinite neuter singular	prudt	prudere	prudest2
plural	prude	prudere	prudest2
definite attributive1	prude	prudere	prudeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “prud” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “prud” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Old English

Alternative forms

• prūt

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prod, possibly from Late Latin prōde, from Latin prosum. Akin to Old Norse prúðr (“stately, fine”). More at English proud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pruːd/
• Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

prūd

1. proud

Declension

Declension of prūd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	prūd	prūd	prūd
Accusative	prūdne	prūde	prūd
Genitive	prūdes	prūdre	prūdes
Dative	prūdum	prūdre	prūdum
Instrumental	prūde	prūdre	prūde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	prūde	prūda, prūde	prūd
Accusative	prūde	prūda, prūde	prūd
Genitive	prūdra	prūdra	prūdra
Dative	prūdum	prūdum	prūdum
Instrumental	prūdum	prūdum	prūdum

Declension of prūd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	prūda	prūde	prūde
Accusative	prūdan	prūdan	prūde
Genitive	prūdan	prūdan	prūdan
Dative	prūdan	prūdan	prūdan
Instrumental	prūdan	prūdan	prūdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	prūdan	prūdan	prūdan
Accusative	prūdan	prūdan	prūdan
Genitive	prūdra, prūdena	prūdra, prūdena	prūdra, prūdena
Dative	prūdum	prūdum	prūdum
Instrumental	prūdum	prūdum	prūdum

Derived terms

• prūtlīċe

Related terms

• prȳde

Descendants

• Middle English: proud, prud, prude, proude
  • English: proud
  • Scots: pruid, proud
  • Yola: proud
  • →? Middle Irish: bród
    • Irish: bród
    • Scottish Gaelic: bròd
• →? Old Norse: prúðr (“stately, splendid”)
  • Danish: prud
  • Icelandic: prúður

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prude.

Adjective

prud m or n (feminine singular prudă, masculine plural pruzi, feminine/neuter plural prude)

1. prudish

Declension

Declension of prud

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	prud		prudă	pruzi	prude
	definite	prudul		pruda	pruzii	prudele
genitive- dative	indefinite	prud		prude	pruzi	prude
	definite	prudului		prudei	pruzilor	prudelor