ostro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostro. Doublet of Auster.

Noun

ostro (plural ostros)

1. A southerly Mediterranean wind.

Synonyms

• Auster

Translations

Anagrams

• Sorto, Toors, roost, roots, rotos, stoor, toros, torso

Esperanto

Etymology

From German auster, English oyster and Latin ostrea.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ostro
• Hyphenation: o‧stro

Noun

ostro (accusative singular ostron, plural ostroj, accusative plural ostrojn)

1. oyster

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.stro/
• Rhymes: -ɔstro
• Hyphenation: ò‧stro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin austrum. Cognate to English auster.

Noun

ostro m (plural ostri)

1. southerly wind; hence the south

Etymology 2

From Latin ostrum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Noun

ostro m (plural ostri)

1. purple (color or dye)

Further reading

• ostro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• sorto, torso

Latin

Noun

ostrō

1. dative/ablative singular of ostrum

Polish

Etymology

From ostry +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.trɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstrɔ
• Syllabification: os‧tro

Adverb

ostro (comparative ostrzej, superlative najostrzej)

1. sharply (able to cut easily)

   Antonym: tępo

2. hotly, spicily
3. roughly, sharply, fiercely (demanding or critical)
4. clearly, explicitly
5. high (of sound)

   Synonym: wysoko

   Antonyms: gruby, niski

6. brightly (of an object's color)
7. sharply, keenly, acutely (of emotions or senses)
8. fastly
9. sharply, steeply

   Synonym: stromo

10. severely, strongly, intensifier

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo

Further reading

• ostro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ostro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Adjective

óstro

1. inflection of oster:
   1. feminine accusative/instrumental singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative singular