aereo

aircraft

noun adjective ah-EH-reh-oh Common

Origin: from Greek aer, air

Also means

aerial

Usage Note

Aereo is most common as the noun 'aeroplane' (prendere l'aereo, to take the plane), but it is also the adjective 'aerial', as in spazio aereo ('airspace'). The noun plural is aerei. Watch the stress, which falls on the second syllable.

Examples

"L'aereo parte alle nove."

Natural Translation

The plane leaves at nine.

Literal Translation

The-plane departs at-the nine.

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