See Proserpina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pers-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "Prōserpina"
},
"expansion": "Latin Prōserpina",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "Περσεφόνη"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc-dor",
"3": "Προσερπίνα"
},
"expansion": "Doric Greek Προσερπίνα (Proserpína)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc-ion",
"3": "Προσερπίνη"
},
"expansion": "Ionic Greek Προσερπίνη (Proserpínē)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pers-",
"4": "*pers-o-",
"5": "sheaf of corn, grain, seed"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pers-o- (“sheaf of corn, grain, seed”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin Prōserpina from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē) by metathesis perhaps first in Magna Graecia via a Sicilian Doric Greek Προσερπίνα (Proserpína) or Ionic Greek Προσερπίνη (Proserpínē), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pers-o- (“sheaf of corn, grain, seed”) and *gʷʰn̥-t- (“to strike”), meaning 'grain-thresher' or 'She-who-threshes-the-grain'.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Proserpina",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Roman deities",
"orig": "en:Roman deities",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "18 42 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Asteroids",
"orig": "en:Asteroids",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "39 20 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Gods",
"orig": "en:Gods",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
119,
129
]
],
"ref": "1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, “Hymn to Proserpine”, in Poems and Ballads, London: J. C. Hotten, page 84:",
"text": "Thou art more than the Gods who number the days of our temporal breath; / For these give labour and slumber; but thou, Proserpina, death.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone."
],
"id": "en-Proserpina-en-name-B51uD69F",
"links": [
[
"Roman",
"Roman"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"goddess",
"goddess"
],
[
"springtime",
"springtime"
],
[
"queen",
"queen"
],
[
"underworld",
"underworld"
],
[
"wife",
"wife"
],
[
"Pluto",
"Pluto"
],
[
"Persephone",
"Persephone"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Roman mythology) The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone."
],
"related": [
{
"tags": [
"alternative"
],
"word": "Proserpine"
}
],
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Astronomy",
"orig": "en:Astronomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "18 42 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Asteroids",
"orig": "en:Asteroids",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "39 20 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Gods",
"orig": "en:Gods",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid."
],
"id": "en-Proserpina-en-name-PFSTXYTZ",
"links": [
[
"astronomy",
"astronomy"
],
[
"main-belt",
"main belt"
],
[
"asteroid",
"asteroid"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(astronomy) 26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "26 Proserpina"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "㉖"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"topics": [
"astrology",
"mysticism",
"philosophy",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "⯘"
}
],
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "7 83 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "Mínghòuxīng",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "冥后星"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Astrology",
"orig": "en:Astrology",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "35 20 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "28 20 52",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "28 26 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 42 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Asteroids",
"orig": "en:Asteroids",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "39 20 40",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Gods",
"orig": "en:Gods",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A fictitious planet beyond Pluto."
],
"id": "en-Proserpina-en-name-c0WVRs4G",
"links": [
[
"astrology",
"astrology"
],
[
"Pluto",
"Pluto"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(astrology) A fictitious planet beyond Pluto."
],
"topics": [
"astrology",
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/proʊˈsɝpɪnə/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
}
],
"word": "Proserpina"
}
{
"categories": [
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms borrowed from Latin",
"English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"English terms derived from Doric Greek",
"English terms derived from Ionic Greek",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pers-",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Mandarin translations",
"en:Asteroids",
"en:Gods"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pers-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "Prōserpina"
},
"expansion": "Latin Prōserpina",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "Περσεφόνη"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc-dor",
"3": "Προσερπίνα"
},
"expansion": "Doric Greek Προσερπίνα (Proserpína)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc-ion",
"3": "Προσερπίνη"
},
"expansion": "Ionic Greek Προσερπίνη (Proserpínē)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pers-",
"4": "*pers-o-",
"5": "sheaf of corn, grain, seed"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pers-o- (“sheaf of corn, grain, seed”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin Prōserpina from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē) by metathesis perhaps first in Magna Graecia via a Sicilian Doric Greek Προσερπίνα (Proserpína) or Ionic Greek Προσερπίνη (Proserpínē), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pers-o- (“sheaf of corn, grain, seed”) and *gʷʰn̥-t- (“to strike”), meaning 'grain-thresher' or 'She-who-threshes-the-grain'.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "Proserpina",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Roman deities"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
119,
129
]
],
"ref": "1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, “Hymn to Proserpine”, in Poems and Ballads, London: J. C. Hotten, page 84:",
"text": "Thou art more than the Gods who number the days of our temporal breath; / For these give labour and slumber; but thou, Proserpina, death.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone."
],
"links": [
[
"Roman",
"Roman"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"goddess",
"goddess"
],
[
"springtime",
"springtime"
],
[
"queen",
"queen"
],
[
"underworld",
"underworld"
],
[
"wife",
"wife"
],
[
"Pluto",
"Pluto"
],
[
"Persephone",
"Persephone"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Roman mythology) The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone."
],
"related": [
{
"tags": [
"alternative"
],
"word": "Proserpine"
}
],
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Astronomy"
],
"glosses": [
"26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid."
],
"links": [
[
"astronomy",
"astronomy"
],
[
"main-belt",
"main belt"
],
[
"asteroid",
"asteroid"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(astronomy) 26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid."
],
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Astrology"
],
"glosses": [
"A fictitious planet beyond Pluto."
],
"links": [
[
"astrology",
"astrology"
],
[
"Pluto",
"Pluto"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(astrology) A fictitious planet beyond Pluto."
],
"topics": [
"astrology",
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/proʊˈsɝpɪnə/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "26 Proserpina"
},
{
"topics": [
"astronomy",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "㉖"
},
{
"topics": [
"astrology",
"mysticism",
"philosophy",
"human-sciences",
"sciences"
],
"word": "⯘"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "Mínghòuxīng",
"sense": "Asteroid",
"word": "冥后星"
}
],
"word": "Proserpina"
}
Download raw JSONL data for Proserpina meaning in English (4.6kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.