"ἀστήρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀστήρ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /as.tɛ̌ːr/, /asˈtir/, /asˈtir/, /as.tɛ̌ːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /asˈte̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /asˈtir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /asˈtir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /asˈtir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognates include Latin stēlla, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō), English star, Dutch ster, German Stern, Danish stjerne, Swedish stjärna, Icelandic stjarna, Old Armenian աստղ (astł), Persian ستاره (setâre) and Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*astḗr}} Proto-Hellenic *astḗr, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₂stḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, {{cog|la|stēlla}} Latin stēlla, {{cog|got|𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉}} Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō), {{cog|en|star}} English star, {{cog|nl|ster}} Dutch ster, {{cog|de|Stern}} German Stern, {{cog|da|stjerne}} Danish stjerne, {{cog|sv|stjärna}} Swedish stjärna, {{cog|is|stjarna}} Icelandic stjarna, {{cog|xcl|աստղ|}} Old Armenian աստղ (astł), {{cog|fa|ستاره|tr=setâre}} Persian ستاره (setâre), {{cog|sa|तारा}} Sanskrit तारा (tārā) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓στήρ|ᾰ̓στέρος|m|third}} ᾰ̓στήρ • (ăstḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓στέρος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓στήρ|ᾰ̓στέρος|DP=ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ, ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ}} Forms: ᾰ̓στήρ [canonical], ăstḗr [romanization], ᾰ̓στέρος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓στήρ [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓στέρες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓στέρος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓στέρων [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓στέρῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ [dative, plural], ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓στέρᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓στέρᾰς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓στήρ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓στέρε [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓στέρες [plural, vocative]
  1. a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors). Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-dyH5Re2r Disambiguation of Astronomy: 45 31 16 8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 25 29 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 49 12 27 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 30 35 15
  2. illustrious person Categories (lifeform): Birds, Echinoderms
    Sense id: en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-JuAzMDBI Disambiguation of Birds: 12 54 21 14 Disambiguation of Echinoderms: 11 47 30 12 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 25 29 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 20 37 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 30 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 39 30 16
  3. starfish
    Sense id: en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-N1W0F7D5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 25 29 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 30 35 15
  4. a type of songbird
    Sense id: en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-FpDNVC~a Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 25 29 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 30 35 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron) Derived forms: ἀστ(ε)ρίζω (alt: ast(e)rízō), ἀστ(ε)ρῐκός (alt: ast(e)rĭkós), ἀστέρῐος (astérĭos), -ον (-on), ἀστερίσκος (asterískos), ἀστερόεις (asteróeis)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "ast(e)rízō",
      "word": "ἀστ(ε)ρίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "ast(e)rĭkós",
      "word": "ἀστ(ε)ρῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "astérĭos",
      "word": "ἀστέρῐος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "-on",
      "word": "-ον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "asterískos",
      "word": "ἀστερίσκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "asteróeis",
      "word": "ἀστερόεις"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αστέρας",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Greek: αστέρας (astéras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Greek: αστέρας (astéras)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "astēr",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: astēr\n→ English: aster\n→ Cebuano: aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ German: Aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ Ukrainian: а́йстра (ájstra)\n→ Middle French: aster\nFrench: aster\n→ Romanian: aster\nTranslingual: Aster, Thalassianthus aster",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: astēr\n→ English: aster\n→ Cebuano: aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ German: Aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ Ukrainian: а́йстра (ájstra)\n→ Middle French: aster\nFrench: aster\n→ Romanian: aster\nTranslingual: Aster, Thalassianthus aster"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*astḗr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *astḗr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂stḗr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "stēlla"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin stēlla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "English star",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ster"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch ster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Stern"
      },
      "expansion": "German Stern",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "stjerne"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish stjerne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "stjärna"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish stjärna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "stjarna"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic stjarna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "աստղ",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian աստղ (astł)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ستاره",
        "tr": "setâre"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian ستاره (setâre)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "तारा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit तारा (tārā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăstḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "roman": "ho ăstḗr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ᾰ̓στέρες",
      "roman": "hoi ăstéres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ᾰ̓στέρος",
      "roman": "toû ăstéros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn ăstéroin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓στέρων",
      "roman": "tôn ăstérōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓στέρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi ăstérĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn ăstéroin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ",
      "roman": "toîs ắstrăsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ",
      "roman": "ăstrắsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓στέρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn ăstéră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ᾰ̓στέρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs ăstérăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "roman": "ăstḗr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρες",
      "roman": "ăstéres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
        "2": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓στήρ • (ăstḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓στέρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
        "2": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
        "DP": "ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ, ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 25 29 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 12 27 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 30 35 15",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 31 16 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "grc:Astronomy",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-dyH5Re2r",
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ],
        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 25 29 12",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 37 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 30 35 15",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 39 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 54 21 14",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "grc:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 47 30 12",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Echinoderms",
          "orig": "grc:Echinoderms",
          "parents": [
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illustrious person"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-JuAzMDBI",
      "links": [
        [
          "illustrious",
          "illustrious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 25 29 12",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 30 35 15",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "starfish"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-N1W0F7D5",
      "links": [
        [
          "starfish",
          "starfish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 25 29 12",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 30 35 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type of songbird"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀστήρ-grc-noun-FpDNVC~a",
      "links": [
        [
          "songbird",
          "songbird"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/as.tɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/as.tɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ắstron",
      "word": "ᾰ̓́στρον"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀστήρ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Astronomy",
    "grc:Birds",
    "grc:Echinoderms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "ast(e)rízō",
      "word": "ἀστ(ε)ρίζω"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ast(e)rĭkós",
      "word": "ἀστ(ε)ρῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "astérĭos",
      "word": "ἀστέρῐος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-on",
      "word": "-ον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "asterískos",
      "word": "ἀστερίσκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "asteróeis",
      "word": "ἀστερόεις"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Greek: αστέρας (astéras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Greek: αστέρας (astéras)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "astēr",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: astēr\n→ English: aster\n→ Cebuano: aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ German: Aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ Ukrainian: а́йстра (ájstra)\n→ Middle French: aster\nFrench: aster\n→ Romanian: aster\nTranslingual: Aster, Thalassianthus aster",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: astēr\n→ English: aster\n→ Cebuano: aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ German: Aster\n→ Esperanto: astero\n→ Ukrainian: а́йстра (ájstra)\n→ Middle French: aster\nFrench: aster\n→ Romanian: aster\nTranslingual: Aster, Thalassianthus aster"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*astḗr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *astḗr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂stḗr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "stēlla"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin stēlla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "English star",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ster"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch ster",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Stern"
      },
      "expansion": "German Stern",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "stjerne"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish stjerne",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "stjärna"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish stjärna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "stjarna"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic stjarna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "աստղ",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian աստղ (astł)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ستاره",
        "tr": "setâre"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian ستاره (setâre)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "तारा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit तारा (tārā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.\nCognates include Latin stēlla, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō), English star, Dutch ster, German Stern, Danish stjerne, Swedish stjärna, Icelandic stjarna, Old Armenian աստղ (astł), Persian ستاره (setâre) and Sanskrit तारा (tārā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăstḗr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "roman": "ho ăstḗr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ᾰ̓στέρες",
      "roman": "hoi ăstéres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ᾰ̓στέρος",
      "roman": "toû ăstéros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn ăstéroin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓στέρων",
      "roman": "tôn ăstérōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓στέρῐ",
      "roman": "tôi ăstérĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓στέροιν",
      "roman": "toîn ăstéroin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ",
      "roman": "toîs ắstrăsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ",
      "roman": "ăstrắsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓στέρᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn ăstéră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "tṑ ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ᾰ̓στέρᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs ăstérăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
      "roman": "ăstḗr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρε",
      "roman": "ăstére",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓στέρες",
      "roman": "ăstéres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
        "2": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓στήρ • (ăstḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓στέρος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓στήρ",
        "2": "ᾰ̓στέρος",
        "DP": "ᾰ̓́στρᾰσῐ, ᾰ̓στρᾰ́σῐ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "planet",
          "planet"
        ],
        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "illustrious person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illustrious",
          "illustrious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "starfish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "starfish",
          "starfish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a type of songbird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "songbird",
          "songbird"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/as.tɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/as.tɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈte̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/asˈtir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ắstron",
      "word": "ᾰ̓́στρον"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀστήρ"
}

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