Istriot

Adjective

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

1. our

Pronoun

nostro

1. our, ours

Related terms

• vostro

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.stro/

Adjective

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

Latin

Pronoun

nostrō

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

Old French

Pronoun

nostro m

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

Usage notes

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg

Old Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing 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, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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)