"castro" meaning in Portuguese

See castro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkas.tɾu/ [Brazil], /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/ [Portugal] Forms: castros [plural], crasto [alternative]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -astɾu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtɾu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese castro, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to cut, cut off, separate”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish castro. Doublet of alcácer, via Arabic. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|castro}} Old Galician-Portuguese castro, {{inh|pt|la|castrum}} Latin castrum, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*kes-||to cut, cut off, separate}} Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to cut, cut off, separate”), {{cog|gl,es|castro}} Galician and Spanish castro, {{doublet|pt|alcácer|notext=1}} alcácer Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} castro m (plural castros)
  1. fort (of Roman or prehistoric origin) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-castro-pt-noun-mGIbbkCP Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 13 46 41 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42
  2. a fortified pre-Roman Iron Age village frequently found in the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-castro-pt-noun-FZlvpJaO Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 5 10 21 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 10 1 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 5 8 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 13 15 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 13 8 5 13 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 16 13 2 13 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 13 46 41 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: castrejo, Castro Related terms: alcácer, castelo, cividade, citânia
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkas.tɾu/ [Brazil], /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -astɾu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtɾu Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} castro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of castrar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: castrar
    Sense id: en-castro-pt-verb-YE~PMiOS Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 5 10 21 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 10 1 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 5 8 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 13 15 1 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 13 46 41 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaʃ.tɾu/",
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