monstro
Danish
Etymology
Clipping of mon man skal tro (“should one believe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monstroːˀ/, [mɔnsˈtˢʁ̥oˀ], [mʌnsˈtˢʁ̥oˀ]
Adverb
monstro
- (dated or humorous) I wonder (if)
- Synonym: mon
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin mōnstrum. Doublet of montri.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): [ˈmonstro]
- Rhymes: -onstro
- Hyphenation: mons‧tro
Noun
monstro (accusative singular monstron, plural monstroj, accusative plural monstrojn)
- monster (terrifying or dangerous creature)
- Ne zorgu, mia filo; monstroj ne troviĝas sur via lito.
- Don't worry, my son; there are no monsters under your bed.
Hypernyms
- demono (“demon”)
- fantomo (“ghost, demon”)
- infantimigulo (“bogeyman”)
- zombio (“zombie”)
Derived terms
- monstra (“monstrous, monster-like”)
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monstrum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmonstɾʊ]
Audio (file)
Noun
monstro m (plural monstros)
- monster (terrifying and dangerous, wild or fictional creature)
- monstrosity, mutant, aberration
- extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal
References
- “monstro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “monstro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “monstro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monstro/
Noun
monstro (plural monstri)
- monster (terrifying dangerous creature)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmon.stro/
- Rhymes: -onstro
- Hyphenation: món‧stro
Noun
monstro m (plural monstri)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of mostro
Latin
Etymology
From mōnstrum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.stroː/, [ˈmõːs̠t̪roː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.stro/, [ˈmɔnst̪ro]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Verb
mōnstrō (present infinitive mōnstrāre, perfect active mōnstrāvī, supine mōnstrātum); first conjugation
- I show, point out, indicate
- (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) show
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs 4:11:
- Viam sapientiae mōnstrāvī tibi dūxī tē per sēmitās aequitātis.
- I will shew thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)
- Viam sapientiae mōnstrāvī tibi dūxī tē per sēmitās aequitātis.
- (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) show
- I appoint, ordain
- I denounce, indict
- I advise, teach
Conjugation
| Conjugation of mōnstrō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | mōnstrō | mōnstrās | mōnstrat | mōnstrāmus | mōnstrātis | mōnstrant |
| imperfect | mōnstrābam | mōnstrābās | mōnstrābat | mōnstrābāmus | mōnstrābātis | mōnstrābant | |
| future | mōnstrābō | mōnstrābis | mōnstrābit | mōnstrābimus | mōnstrābitis | mōnstrābunt | |
| perfect | mōnstrāvī | mōnstrāvistī | mōnstrāvit | mōnstrāvimus | mōnstrāvistis | mōnstrāvērunt, mōnstrāvēre | |
| pluperfect | mōnstrāveram | mōnstrāverās | mōnstrāverat | mōnstrāverāmus | mōnstrāverātis | mōnstrāverant | |
| future perfect | mōnstrāverō | mōnstrāveris | mōnstrāverit | mōnstrāverimus | mōnstrāveritis | mōnstrāverint | |
| passive | present | mōnstror | mōnstrāris, mōnstrāre | mōnstrātur | mōnstrāmur | mōnstrāminī | mōnstrantur |
| imperfect | mōnstrābar | mōnstrābāris, mōnstrābāre | mōnstrābātur | mōnstrābāmur | mōnstrābāminī | mōnstrābantur | |
| future | mōnstrābor | mōnstrāberis, mōnstrābere | mōnstrābitur | mōnstrābimur | mōnstrābiminī | mōnstrābuntur | |
| perfect | mōnstrātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | mōnstrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | mōnstrātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | mōnstrem | mōnstrēs | mōnstret | mōnstrēmus | mōnstrētis | mōnstrent |
| imperfect | mōnstrārem | mōnstrārēs | mōnstrāret | mōnstrārēmus | mōnstrārētis | mōnstrārent | |
| perfect | mōnstrāverim | mōnstrāverīs | mōnstrāverit | mōnstrāverīmus | mōnstrāverītis | mōnstrāverint | |
| pluperfect | mōnstrāvissem | mōnstrāvissēs | mōnstrāvisset | mōnstrāvissēmus | mōnstrāvissētis | mōnstrāvissent | |
| passive | present | mōnstrer | mōnstrēris, mōnstrēre | mōnstrētur | mōnstrēmur | mōnstrēminī | mōnstrentur |
| imperfect | mōnstrārer | mōnstrārēris, mōnstrārēre | mōnstrārētur | mōnstrārēmur | mōnstrārēminī | mōnstrārentur | |
| perfect | mōnstrātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | mōnstrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | mōnstrā | — | — | mōnstrāte | — |
| future | — | mōnstrātō | mōnstrātō | — | mōnstrātōte | mōnstrantō | |
| passive | present | — | mōnstrāre | — | — | mōnstrāminī | — |
| future | — | mōnstrātor | mōnstrātor | — | — | mōnstrantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | mōnstrāre | mōnstrāvisse | mōnstrātūrum esse | mōnstrārī | mōnstrātum esse | mōnstrātum īrī | |
| participles | mōnstrāns | — | mōnstrātūrus | — | mōnstrātus | mōnstrandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| mōnstrandī | mōnstrandō | mōnstrandum | mōnstrandō | mōnstrātum | mōnstrātū | ||
Derived terms
- dēmōnstrō
- mōnstrātiō
- mōnstrātus
- praemōnstrō
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: mustra, mustrare
- Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: mustrà, muscià
- Italian: mostrare
- Sicilian: mustrari
- Padanian:
- Friulian: mostrâ
- Piedmontese: mostré
- Romansch: mussar, musser, muossar
- Venetian: mostrar
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: mostret, mustrer
- Middle French: monstrer (/n/ taken from Latin; silent ⟨s⟩)
- French: montrer
- Walloon: mostrer
- → English: muster
- Middle French: monstrer (/n/ taken from Latin; silent ⟨s⟩)
- Old French: mostret, mustrer
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Aragonese: mostrar
- Catalan: mostrar
- Occitan: mostrar, muishar
- Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: amosar
- Galician: mostrar, amosar
- Portuguese: mostrar, amostrar
- Spanish: mostrar
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: mostrai, ammostai, multrare, mustrare
References
- “monstro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “monstro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- monstro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to direct a person who has lost his way: erranti viam monstrare
- (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
- (ambiguous) marvellous ideas; prodigies: monstra or portenta
- (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras
- to direct a person who has lost his way: erranti viam monstrare
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monstrum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmõs.tɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmõʃ.tɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmõs.tɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmõʃ.tɾu/
Noun
monstro m (plural monstros)
- monster
- a fictional creature with hideous traits, often evil, dangerous and associated with horror fiction
- Vi um filme de monstro hoje. ― I've seen a monster movie today.
- (figurative) a person who acts cruelly or performs very immoral acts
- Esses assassinos são uns monstros! ― Those murderers are monsters!
- a fictional creature with hideous traits, often evil, dangerous and associated with horror fiction
- (figurative) an ugly person
- (slang, bodybuilding) an excessively muscular person, often a man
Derived terms
- monstrengo
- monstruosidade
- monstruoso
Related terms
- mostrar
Adjective
monstro (feminine monstra, masculine plural monstros, feminine plural monstras, comparable, comparative mais monstro, superlative o mais monstro or monstríssimo, diminutive monstrinho, augmentative monstrão)
- (slang) incredible, amazing, astonishing
- Jogada monstra! ― Amazing move!
- (slang, of a person) very muscular or excessively fit
- Depois de muito treino, fiquei monstro! ― After much training, I became very muscular!
- (slang, of a person, usually followed by related activity) remarkably good at something
- Você é monstro no basquete! ― You play basketball amazingly!
Spanish
Noun
monstro m (plural monstros)
- Obsolete spelling of monstruo
Further reading
- “monstro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014