nastro

See also: nastrò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.stro/
  • Rhymes: -astro
  • Hyphenation: nà‧stro

Etymology 1

From Old High German nestila (belt, strap, thong),[1] from Proto-West Germanic *nastilu.

Noun

nastro m (plural nastri, diminutive nastrino)

  1. ribbon
    Synonym: fiocco
    nastro azzurroblue ribbon
    • 1980, “Con il nastro rosa”, in Mogol (lyrics), Lucio Battisti (music), Una giornata uggiosa:
      Mi sto accorgendo che son giunto dentro casa // con la mia cassa ancora con il nastro rosa // e non vorrei aver sbagliato la mia spesa // o la mia sposa.
      I am realizing that I have come home // with my box still with the red ribbon // and I wouldn't want to be wrong about my shopping // nor my wife.
  2. tape
    nastro adesivoadhesive tape
    riavvolgere il nastroto rewind the tape
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nastro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nastrare

References

  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “nastro”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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