Ostra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ostra"

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈos.tra/, [ˈɔs̠t̪rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈos.tra/, [ˈɔst̪rä]

Proper noun

Ostra f sg (genitive Ostrae); first declension

1. a town of Umbria of uncertain site

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ostra
Genitive	Ostrae
Dative	Ostrae
Accusative	Ostram
Ablative	Ostrā
Vocative	Ostra
Locative	Ostrae

Derived terms

• Ostrānus

References

• Ostra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ostra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic остра (ostra), feminine of остръ (ostrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ostra f

1. A commune of Suceava, Romania
2. A village in Ostra, Suceava, Romania