prosit
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊzɪt/
- Rhymes: -əʊzɪt
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊzɪt/
Interjection
prosit
- Toast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech prositi, from Proto-Slavic *prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprosɪt]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pro‧sit
Verb
prosit impf (perfective poprosit)
- to ask for
- to beg
- Ukončete, prosím, výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají. ― Please cease exiting and entering; the doors are closing.
Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive prosit.
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Related terms
Further reading
- “prositi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “prositi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “prosit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)
Interjection
prosit
- bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed)
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈproːzit/
Audio: (file)
Interjection
prosit
Related terms
- prost
- Prosit n
Latin
Verb
prōsit
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)
Maltese
Interjection
prosit!
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)
Interjection
prosit
- bless you! exclamation said to someone who has just sneezed
References
- “prosit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)
Interjection
prosit
- bless you! exclamation said to someone who has just sneezed
References
- “prosit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpruːsɪt/
- Rhymes: -¹uːsɪt
Interjection
prosit
- bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed or yawned)