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) blue ==== 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. 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). Compare also Italian albastrello. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ˈbas.tru/ Rhymes: -astru Hyphenation: al‧bas‧tru === Adjective === albastru m or n (feminine singular albastră, masculine plural albaștri, feminine/neuter plural albastre) blue (figuratively) blue, sad Synonym: trist ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== albăstri albăstrime albăstrui ==== Related terms ==== alb === See also === alabastru === References ===