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prostie
stupidity /proˈsti.e/
noun#576 most common
Also: foolish thing, nonsense, blunder
Example sentences
Ce prostie!
What nonsense!
Am făcut o prostie.
I did something stupid.
Nu spune prostii, te rog.
Don't talk nonsense, please.
E o prostie să ieși fără umbrelă pe o vreme ca asta.
It's foolish to go out without an umbrella in weather like this.
Prostia lui ne-a costat multe ore de muncă.
His foolishness cost us many hours of work.
Dintre toate prostiile pe care le-a făcut de-a lungul anilor, aceasta a fost, fără îndoială, cea mai costisitoare.
Of all the foolish things he has done over the years, this one was, without doubt, the most costly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prostie | prostii |
| Genitive | prostii | prostiilor |
| Accusative | prostie | prostii |
| Vocative | prostie | prostiilor |
Word family
proststupid; a fool
a prostito fool, to deceive
prostescfoolish, sillyprostănacsimpleton, dimwit
prosteștestupidly, foolishly
Etymology
Prostie is built from the adjective prost, meaning stupid or simple-minded, plus the suffix -ie, which turns adjectives into abstract nouns. Prost itself was borrowed from a Slavic source close to Old Church Slavonic prostъ, meaning plain or straightforward. Over centuries the Romanian sense narrowed from plain to slow-witted, and the noun prostie came to mean stupidity or a foolish act.
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