albastru

Aromanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Compare Romanian albastru.

Adjective

albastru (feminine albastrã, masculine plural albashtri, feminine plural albastri or albastre)

1. light blue; azure

Derived terms

• albãstrescu

Related terms

• albu

See also

• njirlu

Romanian

Alternative forms

• албастру (albastru) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Probably originally referred to the whiteness in a lightly clouded sky.^[1] See also the formations in Italian biancastro (“whitish”), nerastro (“blackish”), French blanchâtre (“whitish”), noirâtre (“blackish”) (with the suffixes -astro and -âtre deriving from Latin -astrum, accusative singular of -aster^[2]). Compare also Italian albastrello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ˈbas.tru/

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• Rhymes: -astru
• Hyphenation: al‧bas‧tru

Adjective

albastru m or n (feminine singular albastră, masculine plural albaștri, feminine and neuter plural albastre)

1. blue
2. (figuratively) blue, sad

   Synonym: trist

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	albastru		albastră		albaștri	albastre
	definite	albastrul		albastra		albaștrii	albastrele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	albastru		albastre		albaștri	albastre
	definite	albastrului		albastrei		albaștrilor	albastrelor

Derived terms

• albăstri
• albăstrime
• albăstrui

Related terms

• alb

See also

• alabastru

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)

alb	gri	negru
roșu; carmin	portocaliu; maro	galben; crem
	verde	verde mentă
cyan	bleu	albastru
violet; indigo	mov; purpură	roz

References

1. http://www.dex.ro/albastru
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=HfT91zbfUisC&dq=etudes+de+linguistique+roumaine&source=gbs_navlinks_s