albastru
Aromanian edit
Etymology edit
From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Compare Romanian albastru.
Adjective edit
albastru (feminine albastrã, masculine plural albashtri, feminine plural albastri or albastre)
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Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- албастру (albastru) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology edit
From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Probably originally referred to the whiteness in a lightly clouded sky.[1] See also the formations in Italian biancastro (“whitish”), nerastro (“blackish”), French blanchâtre (“whitish”), noirâtre (“blackish”) (with the suffixes -astro and -âtre deriving from Latin -astrum, accusative singular of -aster[2]). Compare also Italian albastrello.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /al.ˈbas.tru/
Audio (male voice): (file) Audio (female voice): (file) - Rhymes: -astru
- Hyphenation: al‧bas‧tru
Adjective edit
albastru m or n (feminine singular albastră, masculine plural albaștri, feminine and neuter plural albastre)
- blue
- (figuratively) blue, sad
- Synonym: trist
Declension edit
Declension of albastru
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | albastru | albastră | albaștri | albastre | ||
| definite | albastrul | albastra | albaștrii | albastrele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | albastru | albastre | albaștri | albastre | ||
| definite | albastrului | albastrei | albaștrilor | albastrelor | |||
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| alb | gri | negru |
| roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
| verde | verde mentă | |
| cyan | bleu | albastru |
| violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |