"prost" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /pʁoːst/ Audio: De-prost.ogg Forms: prost! [canonical]
Etymology: Contraction (early 18th c.) of prosit (16th c.), from Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”). Originally used as a blessing in various contexts, e.g. as a response to sneezing. Remnants of such freer use are prost Mahlzeit and prost Neujahr. Compare Dutch proost. Etymology templates: {{m|de|prosit}} prosit, {{der|de|la|prōsit||may it be beneficial}} Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”), {{m|de|prost Mahlzeit}} prost Mahlzeit, {{m|de|prost Neujahr}} prost Neujahr, {{cog|nl|proost}} Dutch proost Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=prost!}} prost!
  1. cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol) Categories (topical): Toasts Synonyms: zum Wohl, prosit [dated] Derived forms: prost Mahlzeit, prost Neujahr, prosten, zuprosten Related terms: anstoßen
    Sense id: en-prost-de-intj-sLOvNbfW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German phrasebook

Download JSON data for prost meaning in German (2.1kB)

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