Noun: ástrago
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | ástrago |
| Plural m | ástragos |
Sample Sentences
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Et tã grande era a morte que en eles fazíã que ia os ástragos dos paaços preçados et das casas todos erã cheos de sange (So large was the killing they were doing there that even the pavements of the precious palaces and of the houses were full with blood) [1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 658:]
Nouns inflected like ástrago
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Attested since circa 1300. From Late Latin astracum, astricum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”). Cognate with French âtre, Italian lastrico and German Estrich. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
ὄστρακον', French Nouns '
âtre', Italian Nouns '
lastrico', German Nouns '
Estrich'.
Verbs referencing "ástrago"
French Nouns
âtre.
Translations