простор

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *prostorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [proˈstɔr]

Noun

просто́р • (prostór) m (relational adjective просто́рен)

1. space, expanse, spaciousness, room (amount of space), commodiousness
2. (figuratively) scope, elbowroom

   давам простор на ― davam prostor na ― give scope to, give full range to

3. clothesline

Declension

Declension of просто́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	просто́р prostór	просто́ри prostóri
definite (subject form)	просто́рът prostórǎt	просто́рите prostórite
definite (object form)	просто́ра prostóra
count form	—	просто́ра prostóra

Related terms

• простра́нство (prostránstvo, “space”)
• прости́р (prostír, “clothesline”)

References

• “простор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “простор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prostorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔstɔr]

Noun

простор • (prostor) m (relational adjective просторен)

1. space
2. room (amount of space)
3. area
4. premises (business or living)

Declension

Declension of простор

	singular	plural
indefinite	простор	простори
definite unspecified	просторот	просторите
definite proximal	просторов	просториве
definite distal	просторон	просторине
vocative	простору	простори
count form	—	простора

Derived terms

• деловен простор (deloven prostor)
• станбен простор (stanben prostor)

Related terms

• просторен (prostoren)
• просторија (prostorija)
• пространство (prostranstvo)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prostorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɐˈstor]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

просто́р • (prostór) m inan (genitive просто́ра, nominative plural просто́ры, genitive plural просто́ров)

1. open space, expanse
2. freedom
3. scope, range

Declension

Declension of просто́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	просто́р prostór	просто́ры prostóry
genitive	просто́ра prostóra	просто́ров prostórov
dative	просто́ру prostóru	просто́рам prostóram
accusative	просто́р prostór	просто́ры prostóry
instrumental	просто́ром prostórom	просто́рами prostórami
prepositional	просто́ре prostóre	просто́рах prostórax

Related terms

• простира́ться (prostirátʹsja)
• просто́рный (prostórnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prostorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prǒːstor/
• Hyphenation: про‧стор

Noun

про́стор m (Latin spelling próstor)

1. space
2. area, region

Declension

Declension of простор

	singular	plural
nominative	простор	простори
genitive	простора	простора
dative	простору	просторима
accusative	простор	просторе
vocative	просторе	простори
locative	простору	просторима
instrumental	простором	просторима

Derived terms

• бри̏са̄нӣ про́стор
• ве̏кторскӣ про́стор
• еу̀клидскӣ про́стор
• мѐтричкӣ про́стор
• просторврије́ме
• про́сто̄рнӣ
• про̀стран
• топо̀лошкӣ про́стор

 

Further reading

• “простор” in Hrvatski jezični portal