astrum

See also: -astrum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.trum/, [ˈas.trũ]

Noun

astrum n (genitive astrī); second declension

  1. (poetic) a star
    Synonyms: astēr, stēlla, sīdus

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative astrum astra
Genitive astrī astrōrum
Dative astrō astrīs
Accusative astrum astra
Ablative astrō astrīs
Vocative astrum astra

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • astreāns

Descendants

References
  • astrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • astrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • astrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • astrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the star-lit sky; the firmament: caelum astris distinctum et ornatum
  • astrum in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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