prostak

Polish

Etymology

From prosty +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstak
  • Syllabification: pros‧tak

Noun

prostak m pers (female equivalent prostaczka, diminutive prostaczek)

  1. (derogatory) one who is uncultured and uneducated
    Synonyms: chamidło, burak, cham, buc, prymityw, wieśniak

Declension

Declension of prostak
singular plural
nominative prostak prostacy/prostaki
genitive prostaka prostaków
dative prostakowi prostakom
accusative prostaka prostaków
instrumental prostakiem prostakami
locative prostaku prostakach
vocative prostaku prostacy/prostaki
adjective
adverbs
noun

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

pròstāk m anim (Cyrillic spelling про̀ста̄к, genitive singular prostáka, vocative singular prȍstāče, nominative plural prostáci)

  1. rude person (usually male)
  2. vulgar person (usually male)
    Koji si ti jebeni prostak, probaj se sa svojom mamom tako razgovarati. ― You're so fucking vulgar, why don't you try and talk like that to your mother?
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