nostru

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• a nostru
• (a) nost, (a) nostu

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nostru m (feminine noastrã, masculine plural noshtri or noshtsrã, feminine plural noastri or noastre)

1. our first-person masculine plural possessive pronoun

Usage notes

Always preceded by 'a'- "a nostru".

Related terms

• nustrui
• nã

See also

Aromanian personal pronouns

number	person		nominative	accusative	dative	accusative	dative
				stressed		unstressed
singular
	1st		iou	mini	mie	mi	nji
	2nd		tu	tini	tsãie	ti	tsã
	3rd	m	el / nãs	el	lui	ãl	ãlj
		f	ea / nãsã	ea	ljei	u
plural
	1st		noi	noi	noauã	nã
	2nd		voi	voi	voauã	vã
	3rd	m	elj / nãsh	elj	lor	ãlj	lã
		f	eali / nãsi	eali		li

Gallurese

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nostru

1. our

Maltese

Verb

nostru

1. first-person plural imperfect of satar

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *nosteros

Latin noster, nostrum

Romanian nostru

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnos.tru/

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Determiner

nostru m or n (feminine singular noastră, masculine plural noștri, feminine/neuter plural noastre)

1. (genitive form of noi used as a possessive determiner) our

Declension

Declension of nostruindefinite only

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	nostru		noastră	noștri	noastre
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	nostru		noastre	noștri	noastre
	definite	—		—	—	—

Pronoun

nostru m

1. (preceded by "al") ours

See also

Romanian personal pronouns

number	person		nominative	accusative	dative	accusative	dative
				stressed		unstressed
singular
	1st		eu	mine	mie	mă	îmi
	2nd		tu, dumneata1, dumneavoastră2	tine, dumneata1, dumneavoastră2	ție, dumitale1, dumneavoastră2	te, vă2	îți, vă2
	3rd	m	el, dumnealui2	e, dumnealui2	lui, dumnealui2	îl	îi
		f	ea, dumneaei2		ei, dumneaei2	o
plural
	1st		noi		nouă	ne
	2nd		voi, dumneavoastră2		vouă, dumneavoastră2	vă
	3rd	m	ei, dumnealor2		lor, dumnealor2	îi	le
		f	ele, dumnealor2			le

¹ Semi-polite.
² Polite.

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin noster, nostrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnostru/

Pronoun

nostru (plural nostros, feminine nostra, feminine plural nostras)

1. our, ours

Related terms

• meu
• tuu/tou/tuo
• suu/sou/suo
• bostru/vostru
• issoro

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin noster, nostrum. Compare Italian nostro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʂ.ʂɽu/
• Hyphenation: nò‧stru

Determiner

nostru m (feminine nostra, feminine and masculine plural nostri)

1. genitive of nuàutri (“we”); our

   Chista casa nostra era.

   This was our home.

   Arringrazziamu lu Nostru Signuri.

   Let's thank Our Lord.

Noun

nostru m (plural nostri)

1. (in the singular) our things, what we own
2. (in the plural) our relatives, friends, companions, etc.

   èssiri di li nostri ― to be with us (of the same faction, opinions, etc.)

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868), “nostru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2742