mostra

See also: Mostra, mostrá, mostrà, mostrâ, and mostră

Albanian

Noun

mostra f

1. inflection of mostër:
   1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
   2. definite nominative singular

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔs.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔs.tɾa]

Etymology 1

Noun

mostra f (plural mostres)

1. sample
2. sign
3. show, display
4. proof (of respect, gratitude...)

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

1. inflection of mostrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mostra (“show”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); back-formation from mostrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔstɾɐ]

Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)

1. sample
2. show
3. proof (of respect, gratitude...)
4. exhibition
5. (dated, historical) pocket clock

Related terms

• mostrar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mostra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mostra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mostra”, 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), “mostra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mostra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

1. inflection of mostrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.stra/
• Rhymes: -ostra
• Hyphenation: mó‧stra

Etymology 1

Noun

mostra f (plural mostre)

1. exhibition, show

Descendants

• → German: Muster
• → Ottoman Turkish: موصطره (mostra)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mostra

1. inflection of mostrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• mastro, smorta, stroma

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mostra f

1. definite singular of moster

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mostra f

1. definite singular of moster

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔs.tɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: mos‧tra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mostrar.

Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)

2. exhibition; show; display (event where objects are set to be seen by the public)

   Synonym: exibição

   Fui a uma mostra de quadros neoclássicos. ― I went to an exhibition of neoclassical paintings.

4. show; display (the act of displaying something)

   Synonyms: demonstração, exibição, manifestação

   Sua expressão era uma mostra de sua tristeza. ― His facial expression was a display of his sadness.

6. (military) review (inspection of personnel and equipment)

   Synonym: revista

8. Alternative form of amostra

Derived terms

• à mostra

Etymology 2

Verb

mostra

1. inflection of mostrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative