prosto
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈproːs.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɔs.t̪o]
Verb
prōstō (present infinitive prōstāre, perfect active prōstitī, supine prōstātum); first conjugation, no passive
- to stand forth, stand out, project
- to offer for sale
- to prostitute (oneself)
Conjugation
Conjugation of prōstō (first conjugation, no passive)
Derived terms
Related 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
- Syllabification: pros‧to
Adverb
prosto (not comparable)
Adverb
prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)
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
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prôsto/
- Hyphenation: pro‧sto
Adverb
prȍsto (Cyrillic spelling про̏сто)
- rudely, uncivilly, grossly
- vulgarly, shamelessly, indecently
- just about, simply, just
- (Croatia, Kajkavian) freely, costlessly
Further reading
- “prosto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025