"prost" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /pʁoːst/ Audio: De-prost.ogg Forms: prost! [canonical], Prost [alternative], prosit [alternative, dated], Prosit [alternative, dated]
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 polite response to sneezing. Remnants of such freer use are prost Mahlzeit and prost Neujahr. Compare Dutch proost. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|prōsit||may it be beneficial}} Latin prōsit (“may it be beneficial”), {{cog|nl|proost}} Dutch proost Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=prost!}} prost!
  1. cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol) Synonyms: zum Wohl [formal], prösterchen [familiar], Stößchen
    Sense id: en-prost-de-intj-sLOvNbfW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German phrasebook, German toasts, Drinking Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of German phrasebook: 57 43 Disambiguation of German toasts: 82 18 Disambiguation of Drinking: 90 10
  2. (now somewhat vulgar) used as a response to belching or (less often) sneezing Tags: vulgar
    Sense id: en-prost-de-intj-FStxhogi Categories (other): German phrasebook Disambiguation of German phrasebook: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prost Mahlzeit, prost Neujahr, prosten, prösterchen, zuprosten Related terms: anstoßen
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "prost Neujahr"
    },
    {
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      "word": "prosten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zuprosten"
    }
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "prost Neujahr"
    },
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "Prosit",
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      "word": "anstoßen"
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      ],
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          "word": "zum Wohl"
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          "word": "prösterchen"
        },
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          "word": "Stößchen"
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          "sneezing",
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        "vulgar"
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