prosto

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Latin

Etymology

prō- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

Verb

prōstō (present infinitive prōstāre, perfect active prōstitī, supine prōstātum); first conjugation, no passive

  1. to stand forth, stand out, project
  2. to offer for sale
  3. to prostitute (oneself)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of prōstō (first conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōstō prōstās prōstat prōstāmus prōstātis prōstant
imperfect prōstābam prōstābās prōstābat prōstābāmus prōstābātis prōstābant
future prōstābō prōstābis prōstābit prōstābimus prōstābitis prōstābunt
perfect prōstitī prōstitistī prōstitit prōstitimus prōstitistis prōstitērunt,
prōstitēre
pluperfect prōstiteram prōstiterās prōstiterat prōstiterāmus prōstiterātis prōstiterant
future perfect prōstiterō prōstiteris prōstiterit prōstiterimus prōstiteritis prōstiterint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōstem prōstēs prōstet prōstēmus prōstētis prōstent
imperfect prōstārem prōstārēs prōstāret prōstārēmus prōstārētis prōstārent
perfect prōstiterim prōstiterīs prōstiterit prōstiterīmus prōstiterītis prōstiterint
pluperfect prōstitissem prōstitissēs prōstitisset prōstitissēmus prōstitissētis prōstitissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōstā — — prōstāte —
future — prōstātō prōstātō — prōstātōte prōstantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōstāre prōstitisse prōstātūrum esse — — —
participles prōstāns — prōstātūrus — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōstandī prōstandō prōstandum prōstandō prōstātum prōstātū

Derived terms

References

  • “prosto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “prosto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prosto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

From prosty +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
  • Syllabification: pros‧to

Adverb

prosto (not comparable)

  1. straight
  2. direct, directly

Adverb

prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)

  1. simply

Further reading

  • prosto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prosto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prôsto/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧sto

Adverb

prȍsto (Cyrillic spelling про̏сто)

  1. rudely, uncivilly, grossly
  2. vulgarly, shamelessly, indecently
  3. just about, simply, just
  4. (Croatia, Kajkavian) freely, costlessly

Further reading

  • “prosto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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