mostra

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See also: Mostra, mostrá, mostrà, mostrâ, and mostră

Albanian

Noun

mostra f

  1. inflection of mostër:
    1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
    2. definite nominative singular

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

mostra f (plural mostres)

  1. sample
  2. sign
  3. show, display
  4. proof (of respect, gratitude...)

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

  1. inflection of mostrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mostra (“show”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); back-formation from mostrar.

Pronunciation

Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)

  1. sample
  2. show
  3. proof (of respect, gratitude...)
  4. exhibition
  5. (dated, historical) pocket clock
Related terms

References

  • “mostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “mostra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mostra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mostra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mostra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

  1. inflection of mostrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.stra/
  • Rhymes: -ostra
  • Hyphenation: mó‧stra

Etymology 1

Noun

mostra f (plural mostre)

  1. exhibition, show
Descendants
  • → German: Muster
  • → Ottoman Turkish: موصطره (mostra)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mostra

  1. inflection of mostrare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mostra f

  1. definite singular of moster

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mostra f

  1. definite singular of moster

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: mos‧tra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mostrar.

Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)

  2. exhibition; show; display (event where objects are set to be seen by the public)
    Synonym: exibição
    Fui a uma mostra de quadros neoclássicos. ― I went to an exhibition of neoclassical paintings.
  4. show; display (the act of displaying something)
    Synonyms: demonstração, exibição, manifestação
    Sua expressão era uma mostra de sua tristeza. ― His facial expression was a display of his sadness.
  6. (military) review (inspection of personnel and equipment)
    Synonym: revista
  8. Alternative form of amostra

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

  1. inflection of mostrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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