aero

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See also: aeró, aerò, äro, aero-, .aero, and aéro-

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from aero- (prefix), from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹəʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ

Adjective[edit]

aero (comparative more aero, superlative most aero)

  1. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
    We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector.
    • 1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:
      According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes []
  2. Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
    It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.

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Noun[edit]

aero (countable and uncountable, plural aeros)

  1. (slang, uncountable, motor racing) Aerodynamics.
    • 2009 February 12, Paul Gover, “Australian Grand Prix sleep-in suits Robert Kubica,”, in Herald Sun[1]:
      "The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut."
  2. (informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
  3. (uncountable) Aerospace. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin āēr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aero (accusative singular aeron, plural aeroj, accusative plural aerojn)

  1. air

Derived terms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Esperanto aero, from Latin āēr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aero (plural aeri)

  1. air

Derived terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.e.ro/
  • Rhymes: -aero
  • Hyphenation: à‧e‧ro

Verb[edit]

aero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aerare

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek αἴρω (aírō).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aerō m (genitive aerōnis); third declension

  1. a wicker basket, a hamper

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aerō aerōnēs
Genitive aerōnis aerōnum
Dative aerōnī aerōnibus
Accusative aerōnem aerōnēs
Ablative aerōne aerōnibus
Vocative aerō aerōnēs

References[edit]

  • aero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

aero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aerar

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈeɾo/ [aˈe.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧e‧ro

Verb[edit]

aero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aerar