Proibís

Proibís is a term that appears primarily as a verb form in Iberian Romance languages, and less commonly as a proper noun in regional or fictional contexts. In contemporary standard Portuguese, the form as written in many dialects is largely archaic or regional and is not commonly used in everyday speech. The closest modern equivalents for the second-person plural are forms like vocês proíbem or vós proibís in certain historical or rural registers. In Spanish, a cognate form is typically spelled prohibís (with an h) and is the second-person plural present of prohibir, pronounced with the stress on the í.

Linguistic usage and morphology associate proibís with the verb proibir or prohibir, meaning to forbid or prohibit. It represents the second-person plural present indicative in some older or regional varieties, corresponding to you all forbid in English. The form reflects the broader pattern of Romance verb conjugation that preserves person and number through specialized suffixes, and it is related etymologically to the Latin prohibēre, meaning to prohibit.

Etymology traces proibís to Latin prohibēre, via the Romance verb proibir/prohibir family, with the phonological changes typical of Iberian languages. The spelling without an initial h is often attributed to orthographic variation or to earlier, nonstandard writings found in regional texts or folklore.

Current status and references: proibís is not a standard contemporary form in most modern dictionaries. It is mainly of historical interest for philologists studying older Portuguese or regional oral traditions, and it may appear in archival documents, literature, or religious texts. When encountered in modern sources, it is important to distinguish it from the Spanish instru­mental form prohibís, which includes an h and a different orthographic convention.

See also: Proibir, Prohibir, Vós proibís, Portuguese verb forms.