poltro

See also: poltró

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol.tro/
• Rhymes: -oltro
• Hyphenation: pól‧tro

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derived from Latin pullus (“young animal”).

Adjective

poltro (feminine poltra, masculine plural poltri, feminine plural poltre) (archaic)

1. untamed (of animals)

   Synonym: (poetic) indomo

   Antonym: (literary) domo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lombardic *polstar (“cushion”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr (“cushion, pillow”), from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz (“bolster”). Cognate with Old High German polstar, English bolster.

Adjective

poltro (feminine poltra, masculine plural poltri, feminine plural poltre) (archaic)

1. indolent, lazy

   Synonyms: indolente, pigro

   Antonyms: alacre, attivo, operoso, solerte

Noun

poltro m (plural poltri)

1. (archaic) bed

   Synonym: letto

Derived terms

• poltrire
• poltrona
• poltrone
• spoltrire

Further reading

• poltro¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• poltro² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana