nostro

See also: nòstro

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin noster, nostrum.

Adjective

nostro m sg (feminine nostra, masculine plural nostri, feminine plural nostre)

1. our

Pronoun

nostro

1. our, ours

Related terms

• vostro

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin noster, nostrum, from Proto-Italic *nosteros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.stro/

Adjective

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

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 pl i nostri, f pl 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

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

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin nostrum, accusative of noster (“our”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔs̺.tɾo/

Pronoun

nostro m

1. (formal, Christianity) First-person possessive pronoun. Our
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 330 (facsimile):

     madre de deus noſtro ſennor

     Mother of God, our Lord

Synonyms

• nosso

Usage notes

• only used in the expression "Nostro Sennor" (“Our Lord”)

Descendants

• Galician: nostro (dialectal, proscribed)