poltro
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derived from Latin pullus (“young animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpol.tro/, [ˈpol.tro]
- Hyphenation: pól‧tro
Adjective
poltro (feminine singular poltra, masculine plural poltri, feminine plural poltre) (archaic)
- (of animals) untamed
- Synonym: indomo (poetic)
- Antonym: domo (literary)
- indolent, lazy
- Synonyms: indolente, pigro
- Antonyms: alacre, attivo, operoso, solerte
Noun
poltro m (plural poltri)
- bed
- Synonym: letto
Derived terms
- poltrire
- poltrona
- poltrone
- spoltrire