просити

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Verb[edit]

просити (prositiimpf

  1. ask
    • from Codex Marianus, 1054200:
      Просѧштꙋмꙋ ꙋ тебе даи · ꙇ хотѧштаго отъ тебе заѩти не отъврати ·
      Prosęštumu u tebe dai · i xotęštago otŭ tebe zajęti ne otŭvrati ·
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. demand

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  • Bulgarian: прося (prosja)
  • Serbo-Croatian: просити

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /prǒsiti/
  • Hyphenation: про‧си‧ти

Verb[edit]

про̀сити impf (Latin spelling pròsiti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to beg, ask alms (usually money)
  2. (transitive) to woo, propose (girl)

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Ukrainian просити (prositi), from Old East Slavic просити (prositi), from Proto-Slavic *prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [prɔˈsɪte]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

проси́ти (prosýtyimpf (perfective попроси́ти)

  1. to ask for, to beg for
  2. to intercede for
  3. to invite

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