ogro

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ogro, from French ogre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡro/ [o.ɣ̞ro]
• Rhymes: -oɡro
• Hyphenation: o‧gro

Noun

ogro anim

1. ogre

Declension

Declension of ogro (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ogro	ogroa	ogroak
ergative	ogrok	ogroak	ogroek
dative	ogrori	ogroari	ogroei
genitive	ogroren	ogroaren	ogroen
comitative	ogrorekin	ogroarekin	ogroekin
causative	ogrorengatik	ogroarengatik	ogroengatik
benefactive	ogrorentzat	ogroarentzat	ogroentzat
instrumental	ogroz	ogroaz	ogroez
inessive	ogrorengan	ogroarengan	ogroengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	ogrorengana	ogroarengana	ogroengana
terminative	ogrorenganaino	ogroarenganaino	ogroenganaino
directive	ogrorenganantz	ogroarenganantz	ogroenganantz
destinative	ogrorenganako	ogroarenganako	ogroenganako
ablative	ogrorengandik	ogroarengandik	ogroengandik
partitive	ogrorik	—	—
prolative	ogrotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “ogro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ogro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogre. Doublet of orcino and orko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoɡro]
• Rhymes: -oɡro
• Hyphenation: o‧gro

Noun

ogro (accusative singular ogron, plural ogroj, accusative plural ogrojn)

1. (folklore, mythology) ogre

Portuguese

ogro

Alternative forms

• ogre (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος (Órkos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾo/

Noun

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogra, feminine plural ogras)

1. ogre (brutish giant)

   Synonyms: papão, bicho-papão

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɡɾo/ [ˈo.ɣ̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɡɾo
• Syllabification: o‧gro

Noun

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogresa, feminine plural ogresas)

1. (fantasy, folklore, mythology) ogre
2. fiend, brute

   Synonyms: bruto, violento

3. crank

   Synonyms: antipático, huraño

Further reading

• “ogro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014