prostak

Polish

Etymology

From prosty +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔs.tak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstak
• Syllabification: pros‧tak

Noun

prostak m pers (female equivalent prostaczka, diminutive prostaczek)

1. (derogatory) one who is uncultured and uneducated

   Synonyms: chamidło, burak, cham, buc, prymityw, wieśniak

Declension

Declension of prostak

	singular	plural
nominative	prostak	prostacy/prostaki
genitive	prostaka	prostaków
dative	prostakowi	prostakom
accusative	prostaka	prostaków
instrumental	prostakiem	prostakami
locative	prostaku	prostakach
vocative	prostaku	prostacy/prostaki

Related terms

adjective

• prostacki

 

adverb

• prostacko

 

noun

• prostactwo

 

Further reading

• prostak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• prostak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

prostak m (Cyrillic spelling простак)

1. A rude person.
2. A vulgar person.

   Koji si ti jebeni prostak, probaj se sa svojom mamom tako razgovarati. ― You're so fucking vulgar, why don't you try and talk like that to your mother?