profost in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈproː.fost/, [ˈproː.vost] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”) Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la-lat|prōpositus}} Late Latin prōpositus, {{bor|ang|la|praepositus||􂀿one􂁀 placed in command}} Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=prōfost}} prōfost m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|prōfost}}, {{ang-decl-noun|prōfost|prōfostas|prōfost|prōfostas|prōfostes|prōfosta|prōfoste|prōfostum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: prōfost [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], prōfost [nominative, singular], prōfostas [nominative, plural], prōfost [accusative, singular], prōfostas [accusative, plural], prōfostes [genitive, singular], prōfosta [genitive, plural], prōfoste [dative, singular], prōfostum [dative, plural], prāfost [alternative]

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"profost" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Old English]