monstro
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of mon man skal tro (“should one believe”).
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monstro
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mōnstrum. Doublet of montri.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
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.
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- monstra (“monstrous, monster-like”)
Galician edit
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Noun edit
monstro m (plural monstros)
- monster (terrifying and dangerous, wild or fictional creature)
- monstrosity, mutant, aberration
- extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal
References edit
- “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.
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monstro (plural monstri)
- monster (terrifying dangerous creature)
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monstro m (plural monstri)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.stroː/, [ˈmõːs̠t̪roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmon.stro/, [ˈmɔnst̪ro]
Verb edit
mōnstrō (present infinitive mōnstrāre, perfect active mōnstrāvī, supine mōnstrātum); first conjugation
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- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
References edit
- “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[1], 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 edit
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Noun edit
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
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Adjective edit
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 edit
Noun edit
monstro m (plural monstros)
Further reading edit
- “monstro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014