"tetro" meaning in Italian

See tetro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛ.tro/ Forms: tetra [feminine], tetri [masculine, plural], tetre [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtro Etymology: Borrowed from Latin taetrum. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|la:taeter<alt:taetrum>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "taetrum", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "taeter", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "tetro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="tetro">, {{bor+|it|la|taeter|taetrum}} Borrowed from Latin taetrum Head templates: {{it-adj}} tetro (feminine tetra, masculine plural tetri, feminine plural tetre)
  1. gloomy, sullen
    Sense id: en-tetro-it-adj-tqUpgCle Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. bleak, dismal, grim
    Sense id: en-tetro-it-adj-pn44LikI Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tetramente
Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 0

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