postrero

Asturian

Adjective

postrero

  1. neuter of postreru

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *postrārius, from Latin postrēmus, with +‎ -ārius by analogy with prīmārius. Compare Portuguese postreiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /posˈtɾeɾo/ [posˈt̪ɾe.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: pos‧tre‧ro

Adjective

postrero (feminine postrera, masculine plural postreros, feminine plural postreras)

  1. last; final; dying
    Synonyms: último, final
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 73:
      El Judío Errante es, sin duda, la representación mítica del pueblo de Israel en su postrera peregrinación, que ya dura veinte siglos.
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Usage notes

  • When used before a masculine singular noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopate form postrer is used instead of postrero:
nuestro postrer día — “our last day”
el día postrero — “the last day”

Further reading

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