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Esperanto
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn)
- avarice
Etymology 2
From avo (“grandfather”) + -aro (“collection”).
Noun
avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn)
- (rare, wordplay) a collection of grandfathers
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *avara. Cognates include Finnish avara and Estonian avar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
avaro (comparative avaromp)
- spacious, roomy
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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avaro
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avarot
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| genitive
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avaron
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avaroin, avaroloin
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| partitive
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avaroa
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avaroja, avaroloja
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| illative
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avaroo
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avaroihe, avaroloihe
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| inessive
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avaroos
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avarois, avarolois
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| elative
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avarost
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avaroist, avaroloist
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| allative
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avarolle
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avaroille, avaroloille
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| adessive
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avarool
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avaroil, avaroloil
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| ablative
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avarolt
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avaroilt, avaroloilt
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| translative
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avaroks
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avaroiks, avaroloiks
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| essive
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avaronna, avaroon
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avaroinna, avaroloinna, avaroin, avaroloin
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| exessive1)
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avaront
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avaroint, avaroloint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin avārus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈva.ro/
- Rhymes: -aro
- Hyphenation: a‧và‧ro
Adjective
avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare, superlative avarissimo)
- mean, stingy
Derived terms
Noun
avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara)
- miser
Derived terms
Further reading
- avàro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare)
- Avar
Noun
avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara)
- Avar
Noun
avaro m (uncountable)
- (usually preceded by determinative article) Avar (language)
Further reading
- àvaro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
avārō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of avārus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin avārus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)
- miserly, avaricious
Noun
avaro m (plural avaros)
- skinflint (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin avārus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbaɾo/
- Rhymes: -aɾo
- Syllabification: a‧va‧ro
Adjective
avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)
- avaricious, greedy
- mean, stingy, miserly
- Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso, tacaño, sórdido
Derived terms
Noun
avaro m (plural avaros, feminine avara, feminine plural avaras)
- miser
- Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso
Further reading