Meaning
plough, plow
- A farming implement with blades for cutting and turning over the soil
In a sentence
Il contadino ha agganciato l'aratro al trattore prima di arare il campo.
The farmer hitched the plough to the tractor before plowing the field.
In passato i buoi venivano usati per tirare l'aratro attraverso i solchi.
In the past, oxen were used to pull the plough through the furrows.
L'invenzione dell'aratro pesante ha rivoluzionato l'agricoltura medievale.
The invention of the heavy plough revolutionized medieval agriculture.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aratro | masculine · singular |
| aratri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Regular masculine noun; takes 'l'' in the singular (l'aratro) and 'gli' in the plural (gli aratri).