prosty
See also: prostý
English
Alternative forms
- prostie
Etymology
Shortened from prostitute.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒsti
Noun
prosty (plural prosties)
- (US, slang) A prostitute.
Synonyms
- prossy (UK)
- tart (UK)
- whore
Anagrams
- sporty
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prostъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɔs.tɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstɨ
- Syllabification: pros‧ty
Adjective
prosty (comparative prostszy, superlative najprostszy, adverb prosto)
- straight
- Antonym: krzywy
- simple, easy
- Synonym: łatwy
- Antonyms: nieprosty, trudny, skomplikowany
- unsophisticated, uneducated, common
- (geometry) right (90°)
- (of one's speech) straight, direct
- Synonyms: bezpośredni, naturalny, otwarty, szczery
Declension
Declension of prosty
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | prosty | proste | prosta | prości | proste | ||
| genitive | prostego | prostej | prostych | ||||
| dative | prostemu | prostym | |||||
| accusative | prostego | prosty | proste | prostą | prostych | proste | |
| instrumental | prostym | prostymi | |||||
| locative | prostej | prostych | |||||
| old dative | prostu | ||||||
Derived terms
adjectives
- prostacki
- prościusienki
- prościutenki
- prościutki
nouns
- prostak
- prostota
- uproszczenie
verbs
- prostować
- upraszczać
- uprościć
See also
- po prostu
Further reading
- prosty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- prosty in Polish dictionaries at PWN