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Latin

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Etymology

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prō- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From prosty +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
  • Syllabification: pros‧to

Adverb

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prosto (not comparable)

  1. straight
  2. direct, directly

Adverb

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prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)

  1. simply

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adverbs

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prôsto/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧sto

Adverb

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prȍsto (Cyrillic spelling про̏сто)

  1. rudely, uncivilly, grossly
  2. vulgarly, shamelessly, indecently
  3. just about, simply, just
  4. (Croatia, Kajkavian) freely, costlessly

Further reading

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  • prosto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024