proponor

Proponor is a Latin verb form meaning “to be proposed” or “to be set forth.” It is the present passive indicative form of the verb proponere, which itself means to place forward, to propose, or to present. In Latin, the passive voice expresses that the action is performed on the subject by someone else, or is being stated as something that is presented.

Grammatically, proponere belongs to the third conjugation. The base active form is propono, proponere, proposui, propositum, while the present passive forms include proponor, proponeris, proponitur, proponimur, proponimini, proponuntur. The present passive stem is propon-, with standard Latin inflection added for person and number. The perfect passive participle is propositus (with related forms such as propositi), used to form compound tenses with sum. Semantically related words include propositus, propositum, and proposition through Latin roots pro- and pono.

Usage in classical Latin is typically found in contexts where something is being brought forward for consideration, debate, or decision, especially in legal, rhetorical, or philosophical discourse. The common active counterpart, propono, is more frequent in authors who want a direct sense of presenting or proposing, whereas proponor appears when the emphasis is on the thing being proposed or presented by someone else. An example: Hoc consilium proponitur, “This plan is proposed.” In modern Latin studies, proponor is primarily encountered as a grammatical form rather than as a standalone lexical item.

See also: propono, propositus, propositum.