aero
English
Etymology
Back-formation from aero- (prefix), from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹəʊ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ
Adjective
aero (comparative more aero, superlative most aero)
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
- We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector.
- 1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:
- According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes […]
- Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
- It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.
Derived terms
- aero bar
- aero club
- aero engine
- frutiger aero
Noun
aero (countable and uncountable, plural aeros)
- (slang, uncountable, motor racing) Aerodynamics.
- 2009 February 12, Paul Gover, “Australian Grand Prix sleep-in suits Robert Kubica,”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- "The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut."
- (informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
- (uncountable) Aerospace. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈero/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ero
- Hyphenation: a‧e‧ro
Noun
aero (accusative singular aeron, plural aeroj, accusative plural aerojn)
Derived terms
- aera (“aerial; airy”)
- aerarmeo (“air force”)
- aerfluo (“draft of air; air current”)
- aeri (“to fill (a tire) with air”)
- aerkluzo (“airlock”)
- aerpirato (“hijacker”)
- aerpoŝto (“airmail”)
- aerpremo (“air pressure”)
- aerŝtono (“aerolite”)
- aertubo (“inner tube”)
- aerujo (“air canister”)
- aerumi (“to air out”)
- aerveturado (“aeronautics; aviation; air travel”)
- aerveturilo (“aircraft”)
- Bonaero (“Buenos Aires”)
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto aero, from Latin āēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈero/
Noun
aero (plural aeri)
Derived terms
- aerizar (“to air, aerate”)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.e.ro/
- Rhymes: -aero
- Hyphenation: à‧e‧ro
Verb
aero
- first-person singular present indicative of aerare
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἴρω (aírō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈae̯.roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.ro]
Noun
aerō m (genitive aerōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aerō | aerōnēs |
| genitive | aerōnis | aerōnum |
| dative | aerōnī | aerōnibus |
| accusative | aerōnem | aerōnēs |
| ablative | aerōne | aerōnibus |
| vocative | aerō | aerōnēs |
References
- “aero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
aero
- first-person singular present indicative of aerar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈeɾo/ [aˈe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: a‧e‧ro
Verb
aero
- first-person singular present indicative of aerar