ogro

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ogro, from French ogre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡro/ [o.ɣ̞ro]
• Rhymes: -oɡro, -o
• Hyphenation: o‧gro

Noun

ogro anim

1. ogre

Declension

Declension of ogro (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	ogro	ogroa	ogroak	ogrook
ergative	ogrok	ogroak	ogroek	ogrook
dative	ogrori	ogroari	ogroei	ogrooi
genitive	ogroren	ogroaren	ogroen	ogroon
comitative	ogrorekin	ogroarekin	ogroekin	ogrookin
causative	ogrorengatik	ogroarengatik	ogroengatik	ogroongatik
benefactive	ogrorentzat	ogroarentzat	ogroentzat	ogroontzat
instrumental	ogroz	ogroaz	ogroez	ogrootaz
inessive	ogrorengan	ogroarengan	ogroengan	ogroongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	ogrorengana	ogroarengana	ogroengana	ogroongana
terminative	ogrorenganaino	ogroarenganaino	ogroenganaino	ogroonganaino
directive	ogrorenganantz	ogroarenganantz	ogroenganantz	ogroonganantz
destinative	ogrorenganako	ogroarenganako	ogroenganako	ogroonganako
ablative	ogrorengandik	ogroarengandik	ogroengandik	ogroongandik
partitive	ogrorik	—	—	—
prolative	ogrotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “ogro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ogro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogre. Doublet of orcino and orko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɡro/
• Rhymes: -oɡro
• Syllabification: o‧gro

Noun

ogro (accusative singular ogron, plural ogroj, accusative plural ogrojn)

1. (folklore, mythology) ogre

Portuguese

ogro

Alternative forms

• ogre (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Ὅρκος (Hórkos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɡɾo/

Noun

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogra, feminine plural ogras)

1. ogre (brutish giant)

   Synonyms: papão, bicho-papão

Further reading

• “ogro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ogro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɡɾo/ [ˈo.ɣ̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɡɾo
• Syllabification: o‧gro

Noun

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogresa, feminine plural ogresas)

1. (fantasy, folklore, mythology) ogre
2. fiend, brute

   Synonyms: bruto, violento

3. crank

   Synonyms: antipático, huraño

Further reading

• “ogro”, 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