monstro

Clipping of mon man skal tro (“should one believe”).

• IPA^(key): /monstroːˀ/, [mɔnsˈtˢʁ̥oˀ], [mʌnsˈtˢʁ̥oˀ]

monstro

1. (dated or humorous) I wonder (if)

   Synonym: mon

From Latin mōnstrum. Doublet of montri.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmonstro/
• Rhymes: -onstro
• Hyphenation: mons‧tro

monstro (accusative singular monstron, plural monstroj, accusative plural monstrojn)

1. monster (terrifying or dangerous creature)

   Ne zorgu, mia filo; monstroj ne troviĝas sur via lito.

   Don't worry, my son; there are no monsters under your bed.

• demono (“demon”)
• fantomo (“ghost, demon”)
• infantimigulo (“bogeyman”)
• zombio (“zombie”)

• monstra (“monstrous, monster-like”)

Learned borrowing from Latin monstrum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonstɾo/ [ˈmõns̺.t̪ɾʊ]

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• Rhymes: -onstɾo
• Hyphenation: mons‧tro

monstro m (plural monstros)

1. monster (terrifying and dangerous, wild or fictional creature)
2. monstrosity, mutant, aberration
3. extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “monstro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “monstro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “monstro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• IPA^(key): /monstro/

monstro (plural monstri)

1. monster (terrifying dangerous creature)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmons.tro/
• Rhymes: -onstro
• Hyphenation: món‧stro

monstro m (plural monstri)

1. (obsolete) alternative form of mostro

From mōnstrum +‎ -ō.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmõː.stroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔn.st̪ro]

mōnstrō (present infinitive mōnstrāre, perfect active mōnstrāvī, supine mōnstrātum); first conjugation

1. to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate
   1. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) to show
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.4.11:

        Viam sapientiae mōnstrāvī tibi dūxī tē per sēmitās aequitātis.

        I will shew thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

2. to appoint, ordain
3. to denounce, indict
4. to advise, teach

• “monstro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “monstro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• monstro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to direct a person who has lost his way: erranti viam monstrare
    
  • (ambiguous) extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) marvellous ideas; prodigies: monstra or portenta
    
  • (ambiguous) it is incredible: monstra dicis, narras
    

Borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.

monstro m (plural monstros)

1. monster
   1. a fictional creature with hideous traits, often evil, dangerous and associated with horror fiction

      Vi um filme de monstro hoje. ― I've seen a monster movie today.

   2. (figurative) a person who acts cruelly or performs very immoral acts

      Esses assassinos são uns monstros! ― Those murderers are monsters!

2. (figurative) an ugly person
3. (slang, bodybuilding) an excessively muscular person, often a man

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monstro (feminine monstra, masculine plural monstros, feminine plural monstras, comparable, comparative mais monstro, superlative o mais monstro or monstríssimo, diminutive monstrinho, augmentative monstrão)

1. (slang) incredible, amazing, astonishing

   Jogada monstra! ― Amazing move!

2. (slang, of a person) very muscular or excessively fit

   Depois de muito treino, fiquei monstro! ― After much training, I became very muscular!

3. (slang, of a person, usually followed by related activity) remarkably good at something

   Você é monstro no basquete! ― You play basketball amazingly!

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonstɾo/ [ˈmõns.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -onstɾo
• Syllabification: mons‧tro

monstro m (plural monstros)

1. obsolete form of monstruo

• “monstro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024