astur
Latin
Etymology
Various etymologies exist:
- From acceptor (“receiver”), with influence from accipiter.
- From astēr (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
- Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)stornos (“starling”), from *(h₂)stern-, whence Latin sturnus, Ancient Greek ἀστραλός (astralós), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“starling”), Old English stær.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tur/, [ˈas.tʊr]
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | astur | asturēs |
| Genitive | asturis | asturum |
| Dative | asturī | asturibus |
| Accusative | asturem | asturēs |
| Ablative | asture | asturibus |
| Vocative | astur | asturēs |
Descendants
References
- astur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- astur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “astur”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 74
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtuɾ/, [asˈt̪uɾ]
Further reading
- “astur” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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