nostramo

Catalan

Etymology

Contraction of nostre +‎ amo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [nusˈtɾa.mu]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [nosˈtɾa.mo]

Noun

nostramo m (plural nostramos)

master (respectful term of address for a landowner)
(Christianity) Our Lord (respectful title for Jesus Christ)
(nautical) skipper, boatswain
Synonym: contramestre

Derived terms

→ Italian: nostromo

Further reading

“nostramo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“nostramo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“nostramo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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