nostramo

Catalan

Etymology

Contraction of nostre +‎ amo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [nusˈtɾa.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [nosˈtɾa.mo]

Noun

nostramo m (plural nostramos)

1. master (respectful term of address for a landowner)
2. (Christianity) Our Lord (respectful title for Jesus Christ)
3. (nautical) skipper, boatswain

   Synonym: contramestre

Derived terms

• → Italian: nostromo

Further reading

• “nostramo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “nostramo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “nostramo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.