nostro
See also: nòstro
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
- nostre (standard)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan nostro.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nostro (feminine nostra, masculine plural nostros, feminine plural nostres)
Usage notes edit
- When preceding a noun, the pronoun nostro is always preceded by the appropriate definite article.
This form is found in Balearic, Algherese, and some Eastern dialects.
Declension edit
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
References edit
- “nostro” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Istriot edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
nostro m sg (feminine nostra, masculine plural nostri, feminine plural nostre)
Pronoun edit
nostro
Related terms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nostrum, from Proto-Italic *nosteros.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
nostro (feminine nostra, masculine plural nostri, feminine plural nostre)
- (possessive) our
- i nostri figli ― our children
- le nostre macchine ― our cars
- Cosa Nostra ― the Mafia
- nostro padre ― our father
- (possessive) of ours
- questo nostro parente ― this relative of ours
- (emphatic) our own
- nostro proprio bambino ― our own baby
Pronoun edit
nostro (feminine nostra, masculine plural nostri, feminine plural nostre)
- ours
- questa penna è nostra ― this pen is ours
Usage notes edit
- The use or non-use of the definite article in conjunction with the determiner and possessive pronoun is the same as for mio; see the usage note there.
Noun edit
nostro m (plural nostri)
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronoun edit
nostrō
Old French edit
Pronoun edit
nostro m
- (very early Old French) Alternative form of nostre
Usage notes edit
- Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin nostrum, accusative of noster (“our”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nostro m
- (formal, Christianity) First-person possessive pronoun. Our
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 330 (facsimile):
- madre de deus noſtro ſennor
- Mother of God, our Lord
- madre de deus noſtro ſennor
Usage notes edit
- only used in the expression "Nostro Senhor" (“Our Lord”)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Galician: nostro (dialectal, proscribed)