ostro
See also: oštro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ostro. Doublet of Auster.
Noun
ostro (plural ostros)
- A southerly Mediterranean wind.
Synonyms
- Auster
Translations
Mediterranean wind
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Anagrams
- Sorto, Toors, roost, roots, rotos, stoor, toros, torso
Esperanto
Etymology
From German auster, English oyster and Latin ostrea.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): [ˈostro]
- Rhymes: -ostro
- Hyphenation: o‧stro
Noun
ostro (accusative singular ostron, plural ostroj, accusative plural ostrojn)
- oyster
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.stro/
- Rhymes: -ɔstro
- Hyphenation: ò‧stro
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin austrum. Cognate to English auster.
Noun
ostro m (plural ostri)
- southerly wind; hence the south
Etymology 2
From Latin ostrum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).
Noun
ostro m (plural ostri)
- (color, dye) purple
Further reading
- ostro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- sorto, torso
Latin
Noun
ostrō
- dative/ablative singular of ostrum
Polish
Etymology
From ostry + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔs.trɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstrɔ
- Syllabification: os‧tro
Adverb
ostro (comparative ostrzej, superlative najostrzej)
- sharply (able to cut easily)
- Antonym: tępo
- hotly, spicily
- roughly, sharply, fiercely (demanding or critical)
- clearly, explicitly
- high (of sound)
- Synonym: wysoko
- Antonyms: gruby, niski
- brightly (of an object's color)
- sharply, keenly, acutely (of emotions or senses)
- fastly
- sharply, steeply
- Synonym: stromo
- severely, strongly, intensifier
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo
Further reading
- ostro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ostro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene
Adjective
óstro
- inflection of oster:
- feminine accusative/instrumental singular
- neuter nominative/accusative singular