oštro

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôʃtro/
  • Hyphenation: o‧štro

Adverb

ȍštro (Cyrillic spelling о̏штро)

  1. sharply
  2. keenly
  3. poignantly
  4. strictly

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian ostro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôʃtro/
  • Hyphenation: o‧štro

Noun

ȍštro m (Cyrillic spelling о̏штро)

  1. (Croatia, regional) ostro (southerly Mediterranean wind)
    Synonym: jugo
Declension

References

  • oštro”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024