prute

See also: prutě and пруте

Cypriot Arabic

Root
p-r-t
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بُرُودَة (burūda).

Noun

prute f

1. coolness

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 156

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprutɛ]

Noun

prute

1. vocative singular of prut

Middle English

Noun

prute

1. (South West Midland, Southern) alternative form of pryde (“proudness”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish pruta. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

prute (imperative prut, present tense pruter, passive prutes, simple past and past participle pruta or prutet, present participle prutende)

1. to haggle

References

• “prute” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pruta

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish pruta. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

prute (present tense prutar, past tense pruta, past participle pruta, passive infinitive prutast, present participle prutande, imperative prute/prut)

1. to haggle

References

• “prute” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpru.tɛ/
• Rhymes: -utɛ
• Syllabification: pru‧te

Participle

prute

1. inflection of pruty:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• prute in Polish dictionaries at PWN