promovri

Promovri is a term used in Latin grammar to denote the passive infinitive form of the verb promovēre, meaning “to be promoted” or “to be moved forward.” In classical Latin this infinitive is written with the form promovērī, where the -ērī ending marks the passive infinitive. When diacritics are omitted, it is commonly rendered as promovērī or, in ASCII, promovērī, sometimes appearing as promoveri or promote- style spellings in transcription.

Etymology and form

Promovēre is built from the prefix pro- (forward, forth) and the verb movēre (to move). The passive infinitive promoterī appears as the non-active counterpart to the active infinitive promovēre, and it is used to express actions performed upon the subject. The classical form promovērī follows the standard pattern for Latin passive infinitives of second-conjugation verbs.

Usage

The passive infinitive promotes-related constructions in Latin, often in indirect statements or dependent clauses after verbs of saying, thinking, knowing, or perceiving. It can convey perception of future or potential action, obligation, or intention from the perspective of another. A typical sense is “to be promoted” or “to be moved forward” in contexts describing future appointments, advancements, or forward movement in a figurative sense.

Notes

In Latin texts, promovērī appears with appropriate syntactic support, such as an accusative subject in indirect statements (e.g., “putavi eum promovērī” = “I thought that he was to be promoted”). In non-diacritic transliterations, you may encounter variants like promoveri or promote- style spellings, but the essential meaning remains “to be promoted.”

Summary

Promovri is the Latin passive infinitive form of promovēre, used to express “to be promoted” and found in classical and medieval Latin in indirect discourse and related constructs.