different between propice vs propine

English

Etymology

From Old French propice. See propitious.

Adjective

propice (comparative more propice, superlative most propice)

1. (obsolete) fit; propitious

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Anagrams

• croppie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.pis/

Adjective

propice (plural propices)

1. propitious; favorable
2. opportune

Further reading

• “propice” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French propice.

Adjective

propice m or f or n (masculine plural propici, feminine and neuter plural propice)

1. propitious

Declension

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???pa?n/

Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. Alternative form of propyne

Etymology 2

Latin propin?, Ancient Greek ???????? (prop??n?, “to drink to someone's health”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???pa?n/

Verb

propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)

1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
   • C. Smart

     The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
     Health, peace, and joy propined.

   • 1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos (page 15)

     He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
     Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.

2. (by extension) To give in token of friendship.
3. To give, or deliver; to subject.

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Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. A pledge.
2. A gift or gratuity.

Spanish

Verb

propine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of propinar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of propinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of propinar.