nuestro

Asturian

Adjective

nuestro

1. neuter of nuestru

Spanish

Alternative forms

• nr̃o

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nuestro, Latin nostrum, from Proto-Italic *nosteros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnwestɾo/ [ˈnwes.t̪ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -estɾo
• Syllabification: nues‧tro

Pronoun

nuestro m sg (possessive, feminine nuestra, masculine plural nuestros, feminine plural nuestras)

1. ours

Related terms

Spanish possessive pronouns

			possessee
			singular		plural
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
possessor	singular	first person	mío	mía	míos	mías
		second person	tuyo	tuya	tuyos	tuyas
		third person	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas
	plural	first person	nuestro	nuestra	nuestros	nuestras
		second person	vuestro	vuestra	vuestros	vuestras
		third person	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas

Determiner

nuestro m sg (possessive, feminine nuestra, masculine plural nuestros, feminine plural nuestras)

1. our, ours, to us
2. (royal) our, ours, to us (as the royal we)

Derived terms

• nuestros primeros padres
• padre nuestro

Related terms

Spanish possessive determiners

possessor		preposed		postposed or standalone
		singular possessee	plural possessee	singular possessee		plural possessee
				masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
first person	singular	mi	mis	mío	mía	míos	mías
	plural	(same as postposed/standalone)		nuestro	nuestra	nuestros	nuestras
second person	singular	tu	tus	tuyo	tuya	tuyos	tuyas
	plural	(same as postposed/standalone)		vuestro	vuestra	vuestros	vuestras
third person		su	sus	suyo	suya	suyos	suyas

Further reading

• “nuestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “nuestro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “nuestro”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “nuestro”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]