prost
cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pʁoːst/
Etymology
In summary
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.
na zdrowie
salud
à votre santé
cin cin
şerefe
salut
saúde
εις υγείαν
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