proost

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːst/

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• Hyphenation: proost
• Rhymes: -oːst

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin prōsit. The contracted form is first attested in 1880; possibly a belated attestation of an informal/dialectal pronunciation, otherwise from German prost (early 18th c.).

Interjection

proost

1. cheers (toast when drinking)

   Synonyms: santé, (Belgium) tsjin tsjin

2. (Netherlands) bless you (response to sneezing)

   Synonym: gezondheid

Usage notes

• More common in the Netherlands; in Belgium, it would come across as quite formal.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch proost, from provest, from Old French provost. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

proost m (plural proosten, diminutive proostje n)

1. (Roman Catholicism) provost

Derived terms

• domproost
• proosdij

Related terms

• provoost

Anagrams

• sproot, stroop