aero
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Etymology edit
Back-formation from aero- (prefix), from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros).
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Adjective edit
aero (comparative more aero, superlative most aero)
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
- We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector.
- 1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:
- According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes […]
- Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
- It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.
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Noun edit
aero (countable and uncountable, plural aeros)
- (slang, uncountable, motor racing) Aerodynamics.
- 2009 February 12, Paul Gover, “Australian Grand Prix sleep-in suits Robert Kubica,”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- "The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut."
- (informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
- (uncountable) Aerospace. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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Noun edit
aero (accusative singular aeron, plural aeroj, accusative plural aerojn)
Derived terms edit
- aera (“aerial; airy”)
- aerarmeo (“air force”)
- aerfluo (“draft of air; air current”)
- aeri (“to fill (a tire) with air”)
- aerkluzo (“airlock”)
- aerpirato (“hijacker”)
- aerpoŝto (“airmail”)
- aerpremo (“air pressure”)
- aerŝtono (“aerolite”)
- aertubo (“inner tube”)
- aerujo (“air canister”)
- aerumi (“to air out”)
- aerveturado (“aeronautics; aviation; air travel”)
- aerveturilo (“aircraft”)
- Bonaero (“Buenos Aires”)
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From Esperanto aero, from Latin āēr.
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Noun edit
aero (plural aeri)
Derived terms edit
- aerizar (“to air, aerate”)
Italian edit
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aero
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek αἴρω (aírō).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.roː/, [ˈäe̯roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ro/, [ˈɛːro]
Noun edit
aerō m (genitive aerōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aerō | aerōnēs |
Genitive | aerōnis | aerōnum |
Dative | aerōnī | aerōnibus |
Accusative | aerōnem | aerōnēs |
Ablative | aerōne | aerōnibus |
Vocative | aerō | aerōnēs |
References edit
- “aero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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aero
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