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Franco-Provençal
Adjective
atro (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)
- Alternative form of ôtro (“other”)
References
- atro in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
- autre in Patois VdA: Le site du Francoprovençal en Vallée d'Aoste – on patoisvda.org
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ātrum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
atro (feminine atra, masculine plural atri, feminine plural atre)
- dark, black
- bleak, brooding
Further reading
- atro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
ātrō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āter
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ātrum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
atro (feminine atra, masculine plural atros, feminine plural atras)
- atrous, jet-black (of the darkest colour)
- Synonyms: negro, preto
- (figurative) bad; evil; sinister
- Synonyms: sinistro, sombrio
Further reading