profost

Old English

Alternative forms

• prāfost

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈproː.fost/, [ˈproː.vost]

Noun

prōfost m

1. officer

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	prōfost	prōfostas
accusative	prōfost	prōfostas
genitive	prōfostes	prōfosta
dative	prōfoste	prōfostum

Descendants

• English: provost