# mostra
## Albanian
### Noun

mostra f
* inflection of mostër:
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural
** definite nominative singular

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔs.tɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈmɔs.tɾa]

### Etymology 1

See the verb mostrar (“to show”)

#### Noun

mostra f (plural mostres)
* sample
* sign
* show, display
* proof (of respect, gratitude...)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mostra
* inflection of mostrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mostra (“show”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), in turn deverbal from mostrar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɔstɾɐ]

#### Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)
* sample
* show
* proof (of respect, gratitude...)
* exhibition
* (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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* 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
* inflection of mostrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo.stra/
* Rhymes: -ostra
* Hyphenation: mó‧stra

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from mostrare +‎ -a.

#### Noun

mostra f (plural mostre)
* exhibition, show

##### Descendants

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

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mostra
* inflection of mostrare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ mostra in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ mostra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* mastro, smorta, stroma

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

mostra f
* definite singular of moster

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

mostra f
* definite singular of moster

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔs.tɾɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɔs.tɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɐ/
* Hyphenation: mos‧tra

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mostra (“show”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), in turn deverbal from mostrar.

#### Noun

mostra f (plural mostras)
* 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.
* 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.
* (military) review (inspection of personnel and equipment)
    Synonym: revista
* Alternative form of amostra

##### Derived terms

* à mostra

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mostra
* inflection of mostrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative