prosto

Latin

Etymology

prō- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈproːs.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔs.to]

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, no passive)

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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		prōstāre			—			prōstāns			—
future		prōstātūrum esse			—			prōstātūrus			—
perfect		prōstitisse			—			—			—
perfect potential		prōstātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		prōstandī		prōstandō		prōstandum		prōstandō		prōstātum		prōstātū

Derived terms

• prōstibulum

Related terms

• prōstituō

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/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Eastern Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔs.tɔ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
• Syllabification: pros‧to

Adverb

prosto (not comparable)

1. straight
2. direct, directly
3. (Eastern Lublin, Krynice and Kryniczki) synonym of zwykle

Adverb

prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)

1. simply

Derived terms

adverbs

• prościusieńko
• prościuśko
• prościuteńko
• prościutko

Further reading

• prosto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• prosto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “prosto”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 237

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), 2006–2025