prosit

English

Etymology

From German prosit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊzɪt/
• Rhymes: -əʊzɪt
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊzɪt/

Interjection

prosit

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

Anagrams

• ripost, tripos

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprosɪt]
• 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

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	—	—

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	—

Conjugation

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

Related terms

• odprosit
• poprosit
• prosba
• prosebník
• prosívat
• přijít s prosíkem
• uprosit
• vyprosit

 

Further reading

• “prositi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prositi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prosit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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! (said to someone who has just sneezed)

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/

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Interjection

prosit

1. cheers (toast used when drinking in company)

Related terms

• prost
• Prosit n

Latin

Verb

prōsit

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)

Maltese

Interjection

prosit!

1. well done, bravo
2. congratulations

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• prositt

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

• “prosit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• prositt

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

• “prosit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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 or yawned)

See also

• prost

References

• prosit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• prosit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• prosit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)