nostras
Latin
Etymology 1
From noster + -ās (gentilic suffix).
Alternative forms
- nostrātis
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɔsˈtraːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nosˈt̪ras]
The stress lies on the final syllable—an exception to the usual Latin stress rule—as a result of the contraction from -ātis.
Adjective
nostrās (genitive nostrātis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- of us, of our country, our native
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | nostrās | nostrātēs | nostrātia | ||
| genitive | nostrātis | nostrātium | |||
| dative | nostrātī | nostrātibus | |||
| accusative | nostrātem | nostrās | nostrātēs | nostrātia | |
| ablative | nostrātī | nostrātibus | |||
| vocative | nostrās | nostrātēs | nostrātia | ||
Derived terms
- nostrātim
Related terms
Descendants
- →⇒ German: Nostratisch
- →⇒ English: Nostratic
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔs.traːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔs.t̪ras]
Pronoun
nostrās
- accusative feminine plural of noster
References
- “nostras”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nostras”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nostras in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.