rosto

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rōstrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

rosto m (plural rostos)

  1. face

Descendants

  • Galician: rostro
  • Portuguese: rosto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rosto, rostro, from Latin rostrum.

Pronunciation

 

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈhos.tʷ/
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ostu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃtu
  • Hyphenation: ros‧to

Noun

rosto m (plural rostos)

  1. face (part of head)
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 240:
      Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois seu rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.
      It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 417:
      Então o sorriso reapareceu em seu rosto [...]
      Then the smile reappeared in his face

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

rosto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rostir

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arrosto.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾos.to/
  • Hyphenation: ros‧to

Noun

rosto (definite accusative rostoyu, plural rostolar)

  1. roast

Declension

Inflection
Nominative rosto
Definite accusative rostoyu
Singular Plural
Nominative rosto rostolar
Definite accusative rostoyu rostoları
Dative rostoya rostolara
Locative rostoda rostolarda
Ablative rostodan rostolardan
Genitive rostonun rostoların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular rostom rostolarım
2nd singular roston rostoların
3rd singular rostosu rostoları
1st plural rostomuz rostolarımız
2nd plural rostonuz rostolarınız
3rd plural rostoları rostoları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular rostomu rostolarımı
2nd singular rostonu rostolarını
3rd singular rostosunu rostolarını
1st plural rostomuzu rostolarımızı
2nd plural rostonuzu rostolarınızı
3rd plural rostolarını rostolarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular rostoma rostolarıma
2nd singular rostona rostolarına
3rd singular rostosuna rostolarına
1st plural rostomuza rostolarımıza
2nd plural rostonuza rostolarınıza
3rd plural rostolarına rostolarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular rostomda rostolarımda
2nd singular rostonda rostolarında
3rd singular rostosunda rostolarında
1st plural rostomuzda rostolarımızda
2nd plural rostonuzda rostolarınızda
3rd plural rostolarında rostolarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular rostomdan rostolarımdan
2nd singular rostondan rostolarından
3rd singular rostosundan rostolarından
1st plural rostomuzdan rostolarımızdan
2nd plural rostonuzdan rostolarınızdan
3rd plural rostolarından rostolarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular rostomun rostolarımın
2nd singular rostonun rostolarının
3rd singular rostosunun rostolarının
1st plural rostomuzun rostolarımızın
2nd plural rostonuzun rostolarınızın
3rd plural rostolarının rostolarının

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rosto”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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