prost
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Basque
Etymology
Interjection
prost
- cheers (toast when drinking alcohol)
- 2002, Felipe Juaristi, Itzarri nahi ez zuen printzesa, Alberdania, →ISBN, page 160:
- Prost! Sarjentuak dantzara atera zuen Justina, eta neskatxak onartu.
- Cheers! The sergeant asked Justina to dance, and the girl accepted.
Czech
Pronunciation
Adjective
prost
- masculine singular nominal predicative of prostý — free (of something), void
- Byl zcela prost jakýchkoliv ambicí.
- He was totally free of any ambitions.
Synonyms
Related terms
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction (early 18th c.) of prosit (16th c.), from Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”). Originally used as a blessing in various contexts, e.g. as a response to sneezing. Remnants of such freer use are prost Mahlzeit and prost Neujahr. Compare Dutch proost.
Pronunciation
Interjection
prost!
Derived terms
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse prófasti, prófastr, from Low German , from Latin propositus, from praepositus.
Noun
prost m (definite singular prosten, indefinite plural proster, definite plural prostene)
- a dean
Related terms
References
- “prost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse prófasti, prófastr, from Low German , from Latin propositus, from praepositus.
Noun
prost m (definite singular prosten, indefinite plural prostar, definite plural prostane)
- a dean
Related terms
References
- “prost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Plautdietsch
Adjective
prost
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic простъ (prostŭ), from Proto-Slavic *prostъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prost m or n (feminine singular proastă, masculine plural proști, feminine and neuter plural proaste)
- simple, simple-minded
- stupid
- poor (of low quality)
Declension
Declension of prost
Synonyms
Adverb
prost
Noun
prost m (plural proști, feminine equivalent proastă)
Declension
Declension of prost
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prostъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prȍst (definite prȍstī, comparative prostiji, Cyrillic spelling про̏ст)
- common, plain, vulgar, ignoble
- simple, easy, uncomplicated
- crude, uncivil, impolite, vulgar
- (mathematics) prime
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prost | prosta | prosto | |
| genitive | prosta | proste | prosta | |
| dative | prostu | prostoj | prostu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
prost prosta |
prostu | prosto |
| vocative | prost | prosta | prosto | |
| locative | prostu | prostoj | prostu | |
| instrumental | prostim | prostom | prostim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | prosti | proste | prosta | |
| genitive | prostih | prostih | prostih | |
| dative | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
| accusative | proste | proste | prosta | |
| vocative | prosti | proste | prosta | |
| locative | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
| instrumental | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prosti | prosta | prosto | |
| genitive | prostog(a) | proste | prostog(a) | |
| dative | prostom(u/e) | prostoj | prostom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
prosti prostog(a) |
prostu | prosto |
| vocative | prosti | prosta | prosto | |
| locative | prostom(e/u) | prostoj | prostom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | prostim | prostom | prostim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | prosti | proste | prosta | |
| genitive | prostih | prostih | prostih | |
| dative | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
| accusative | proste | proste | prosta | |
| vocative | prosti | proste | prosta | |
| locative | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
| instrumental | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | prostim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prostiji | prostija | prostije | |
| genitive | prostijeg(a) | prostije | prostijeg(a) | |
| dative | prostijem(u) | prostijoj | prostijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
prostiji prostijeg(a) |
prostiju | prostije |
| vocative | prostiji | prostija | prostije | |
| locative | prostijem(u) | prostijoj | prostijem(u) | |
| instrumental | prostijim | prostijom | prostijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | prostiji | prostije | prostija | |
| genitive | prostijih | prostijih | prostijih | |
| dative | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | |
| accusative | prostije | prostije | prostija | |
| vocative | prostiji | prostije | prostija | |
| locative | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | |
| instrumental | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | prostijim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najprostiji | najprostija | najprostije | |
| genitive | najprostijeg(a) | najprostije | najprostijeg(a) | |
| dative | najprostijem(u) | najprostijoj | najprostijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najprostiji najprostijeg(a) |
najprostiju | najprostije |
| vocative | najprostiji | najprostija | najprostije | |
| locative | najprostijem(u) | najprostijoj | najprostijem(u) | |
| instrumental | najprostijim | najprostijom | najprostijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najprostiji | najprostije | najprostija | |
| genitive | najprostijih | najprostijih | najprostijih | |
| dative | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | |
| accusative | najprostije | najprostije | najprostija | |
| vocative | najprostiji | najprostije | najprostija | |
| locative | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | |
| instrumental | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | najprostijim(a) | |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *prostъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prȍst (not comparable)
- free (without restrain, bounds)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | pròst | prôsta | prôsto |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | pròst ind prôsti def |
prôsta | prôsto |
| genitive | prôstega | prôste | prôstega |
| dative | prôstemu | prôsti | prôstemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
prôsto | prôsto |
| locative | prôstem | prôsti | prôstem |
| instrumental | prôstim | prôsto | prôstim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | prôsta | prôsti | prôsti |
| genitive | prôstih | prôstih | prôstih |
| dative | prôstima | prôstima | prôstima |
| accusative | prôsta | prôsti | prôsti |
| locative | prôstih | prôstih | prôstih |
| instrumental | prôstima | prôstima | prôstima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | prôsti | prôste | prôsta |
| genitive | prôstih | prôstih | prôstih |
| dative | prôstim | prôstim | prôstim |
| accusative | prôste | prôste | prôsta |
| locative | prôstih | prôstih | prôstih |
| instrumental | prôstimi | prôstimi | prôstimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “prost”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
Via German Propst and/or Middle Low German prōvest from Latin prōpositus.
Noun
prost c
Declension
| Declension of prost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | prost | prosten | prostar | prostarna |
| Genitive | prosts | prostens | prostars | prostarnas |