albastru

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albastru

/al.ˈbas.tru/

Rhymes with -astru

Where it comes from

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.

adjective albastră · albaștri · albastre · albastru

masculine, neuter blue
figuratively, masculine, neuter blue, sad
Similar: trist

In English

blue blue-coloured — see also dark blue, light blue
cerulean sky blue — see also sky blue

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@misc{albastru_2026,
  title = {albastru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/albastru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}