prosit

prosit

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German prosit.

    Pronunciation

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. Toast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.

    Synonyms

    Anagrams

    Czech

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Czech prositi, from Proto-Slavic *prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈprosɪt]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: pro‧sit

    Verb

    prosit impf (perfective poprosit)

    1. to ask for
    2. to beg
      Ukončete, prosím, výstup a nástup, dveře se zavírají.Please cease exiting and entering; the doors are closing.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of prosit
    infinitive prosit, prositi active adjective prosící


    verbal noun prošení passive adjective prošený
    present forms indicative imperative
    singular plural singular plural
    1st person prosím prosíme prosme
    2nd person prosíš prosíte pros proste
    3rd person prosí prosí

    The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive prosit.

    participles past participles passive participles
    singular plural singular plural
    masculine animate prosil prosili prošen prošeni
    masculine inanimate prosily prošeny
    feminine prosila prošena
    neuter prosilo prosila prošeno prošena
    transgressives present past
    masculine singular prose
    feminine + neuter singular prosíc
    plural prosíce

    Further reading

    Danish

    Etymology

    From Latin prōsit (may it be good), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (be good)

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed)

    References

    German

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin prōsit (may it be good), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (be good).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈproːzit/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. cheers (toast used when drinking in company)

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    prōsit

    1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum

    Maltese

    Interjection

    prosit!

    1. well done, bravo
    2. congratulations

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin prōsit (may it be good), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (be good)

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. bless you! exclamation said to someone who has just sneezed

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin prōsit (may it be good), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (be good)

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. bless you! exclamation said to someone who has just sneezed

    References

    Swedish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin prōsit (may it be good), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (be good)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpruːsɪt/
    • Rhymes: -¹uːsɪt

    Interjection

    prosit

    1. bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed)

    References

    • prosit”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)