prost

German

Etymology

Latin pro (“for”), + sit (“may it be”): literally “may it be for (you)”, “may it benefit (you)”.

Interjection

prost!

1. the usual toast when drinking alcohol; cheers

Derived terms

• prost Mahlzeit
• prosten
• zuprosten

See also

• prosit
• zum Wohl

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Romanian

Etymology

Slavic prostŭ

Pronunciation

• IPA: [prost]

Adjective

prost ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. simple, simple-minded
2. stupid
3. poor (of low quality)

Declension

declension of prost

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	prost		proastă	proști	proaste
	definite	prostul		proasta	proștii	proastele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	prost		proaste	proști	proaste
	definite	prostului		proastei	proștilor	proastelor

Synonyms

• idiot, tâmpit

Adverb

prost

1. poorly, badly

Synonyms

• rău

Noun

prost m (plural proști; feminine equivalent proastă)

1. fool, idiot

Declension

declension of prost

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un prost	prostul	niște proști	proștii
genitive/dative	unui prost	prostului	unor proști	proștilor

Related terms

• prosti
• prostie

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *prostъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /prôst/

Adjective

prȍst (definite prȍstī, comparative prostiji, Cyrillic spelling про̏ст)

1. common, plain, vulgar, ignoble
2. simple, easy, uncomplicated
3. crude, uncivil, impolite, vulgar
4. (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)

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Slovene

Adjective

prost

1. free (without cost)

Declension

Declension of prost (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	prost ind prosti def	prosta	prosto
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	prosto	prosto
genitive	prostega	proste	prostega
dative	prostemu	prosti	prostemu
locative	prostem	prosti	prostem
instrumental	prostim	prosto	prostim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	prosta	prosti	prosti
accusative	prosta	prosti	prosti
genitive	prostih	prostih	prostih
dative	prostima	prostima	prostima
locative	prostih	prostih	prostih
instrumental	prostima	prostima	prostima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	prosti	proste	prosta
accusative	proste	proste	prosta
genitive	prostih	prostih	prostih
dative	prostim	prostim	prostim
locative	prostih	prostih	prostih
instrumental	prostimi	prostimi	prostimi

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Swedish

Noun

prost c

1. honorific title for a priest; awarded by the bishop

Declension

Declension of prost

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prost	prosten	prostar	prostarna
genitive	prosts	prostens	prostars	prostarnas

Related terms

• domprost
• kontraktsprost
• prosteri
• prostgård
• prostinna

References

• prost in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)