nostro

Italian

Etymology

From Latin noster, nostrum.

Adjective

(before the noun): il nostro m (f la nostra, m plural i nostri, f plural le nostre)
(after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): nostro m (f nostra, m plural nostri, f plural nostre)

1. (possessive) our

   i nostri figli - our children

   le nostre macchine - our cars

   Cosa Nostra - the Mafia

   nostro padre - our father

2. (possessive) of ours

   questo nostro parente - this relative of ours

3. (emphatic) our own

   nostro proprio bambino - our own baby

4. ours

   questa penna è nostra - this pen is ours

Pronoun

il nostro m (f la nostra, m plural i nostri, f plural le nostre)

1. See under il nostro etc.

Noun

nostro m (plural nostri)

1. ours, our own
2. (in the plural) our possessions, friends, relatives etc.

See also

• loro
• mio
• suo
• tuo
• vostro

Anagrams

• storno, stornò

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Latin

Pronoun

nostro

1. dative masculine singular of noster
2. dative neuter singular of noster
3. ablative masculine singular of noster
4. ablative neuter singular of noster

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Old French

Pronoun

nostro m

1. (very early Old French) Alternative form of nostre.

Usage notes

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg