prosto

prosto

Latin

Etymology

prō- +‎ stō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproːs.toː/

Verb

prōstō (present infinitive prōstāre, perfect active prōstitī, supine prōstitum); first conjugation

1. I stand forth, stand out, project
2. I offer for sale
3. I prostitute (oneself)

Inflection

Conjugation of prosto (first conjugation)
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
passive	present	prōstor	prōstāris, prōstāre	prōstātur	prōstāmur	prōstāminī	prōstantur
	imperfect	prōstābar	prōstābāris, prōstābāre	prōstābātur	prōstābāmur	prōstābāminī	prōstābantur
	future	prōstābor	prōstāberis, prōstābere	prōstābitur	prōstābimur	prōstābiminī	prōstābuntur
	perfect	prōstitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōstitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōstitus + future active indicative of sum
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	prōstiterimus	prōstiteritis	prōstiterint
	pluperfect	prōstitissem	prōstitissēs	prōstitisset	prōstitissēmus	prōstitissētis	prōstitissent
passive	present	prōster	prōstēris, prōstēre	prōstētur	prōstēmur	prōstēminī	prōstentur
	imperfect	prōstārer	prōstārēris, prōstārēre	prōstārētur	prōstārēmur	prōstārēminī	prōstārentur
	perfect	prōstitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōstitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōstā	—	—	prōstāte	—
	future	—	prōstātō	prōstātō	—	prōstātōte	prōstantō
passive	present	—	prōstāre	—	—	prōstāminī	—
	future	—	prōstātor	prōstātor	—	—	prōstantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōstāre	prōstitisse	prōstitūrus esse	prōstārī	prōstitus esse	prōstitum īrī
participles		prōstāns	—	prōstitūrus	—	prōstitus	prōstandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		prōstāre	prōstandī	prōstandō	prōstandum	prōstitum	prōstitū

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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.stɔ/

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Adverb

prosto (not comparable)

1. straight
2. direct, directly

Adverb

prosto (comparative prościej, superlative najprościej)

1. simply

Further reading

• prosto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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