prosto

Latin

Etymology

prō- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproːs.toː/, [ˈproːs̠t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpros.to/, [ˈprɔst̪o]

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, active only)
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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōstāre	prōstitisse	prōstātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		prōstāns	—	prōstātūrus	—	—	—
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/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
• Syllabification: pros‧to

Adverb

prosto (not comparable)

1. straight
2. direct, directly

Adverb

prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)

1. simply

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)

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), 2006–2024