ogro
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ogro
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ogro, from French ogre.
Pronunciation
Noun
ogro anim
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
Noun
ogro (accusative singular ogron, plural ogroj, accusative plural ogrojn)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos).
Pronunciation
Noun
ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogra, feminine plural ogras)
- ogre (brutish giant)
- Synonyms: papão, bicho-papão
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogresa, feminine plural ogresas)
Further reading
- “ogro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10