prostesc
Romanian
Alternative forms
- простеск (prostesc) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prosˈtesk/
- Rhymes: -esk
- Hyphenation: pros‧tesc
Etymology 1
Adjective
prostesc m or n (feminine singular prostească, plural prostești)
- stupid (that is proof of stupidity)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prost
- întrebare prostească ― stupid question
- decizie prostească ― stupid decision
- zâmbet prostesc ― stupid grin
- (obsolete) common (of the common people)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | prostesc | prostească | prostești | prostești | ||
| definite | prostescul | prosteasca | prosteștii | prosteștile | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | prostesc | prostești | prostești | prostești | ||
| definite | prostescului | prosteștii | prosteștilor | prosteștilor | |||
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
prostesc
- inflection of prosti (“to fool”):
- first-person singular indicative/subjunctive present
- third-person plural indicative present
Further reading
- “prostesc”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
- Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1978), Dicționarul Limbii Române[1], volume 8, part 5, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 1651