"-aster" meaning in Latin

See -aster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈas.ter/ [Classical], [ˈäs̠t̪ɛr] [Classical], /ˈas.ter/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäst̪er] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From suffix originally forming Ancient Greek nouns from verbs ending in -άζειν (-ázein). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|-άζειν}} -άζειν (-ázein) Head templates: {{la-adj|-aster/-astr|title=first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)}} -aster (feminine -astra, neuter -astrum); first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er) Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|-aster/-astr|title=First/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er).}} Forms: -astra [feminine], -astrum [neuter], in -er [masculine, nominative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -aster [masculine, nominative, singular], -astra [feminine, nominative, singular], -astrum [neuter, nominative, singular], -astrī [masculine, nominative, plural], -astrae [feminine, nominative, plural], -astra [neuter, nominative, plural], -astrī [genitive, masculine, singular], -astrae [feminine, genitive, singular], -astrī [genitive, neuter, singular], -astrōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], -astrārum [feminine, genitive, plural], -astrōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], -astrō [dative, masculine, singular], -astrae [dative, feminine, singular], -astrō [dative, neuter, singular], -astrīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -astrum [accusative, masculine, singular], -astram [accusative, feminine, singular], -astrum [accusative, neuter, singular], -astrōs [accusative, masculine, plural], -astrās [accusative, feminine, plural], -astra [accusative, neuter, plural], -astrō [ablative, masculine, singular], -astrā [ablative, feminine, singular], -astrō [ablative, neuter, singular], -astrīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -aster [masculine, singular, vocative], -astra [feminine, singular, vocative], -astrum [neuter, singular, vocative], -astrī [masculine, plural, vocative], -astrae [feminine, plural, vocative], -astra [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. suffix of nouns or adjectives, expressing half, partial, or incomplete resemblance to the root word meaning; hence in some cases may be pejorative. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix Synonyms: -astrum

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: -astre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: -astre"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "-âtre"
          },
          "expansion": "French: -âtre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: -âtre"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "-astro"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: -astro"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "-astro"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: -astro"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "scn",
            "2": "-astru"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: -astru",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: -astru"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrum",
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      "form": "in -er",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "nominative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-astrās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "-aster",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-astra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "title": "first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)"
      },
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "text": "pater (“father”) + -aster → patraster (“father-in-law, step-father”)",
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        }
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      ],
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        {
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.ter/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäs̠t̪ɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.ter/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäst̪er]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "-âtre"
          },
          "expansion": "French: -âtre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: -âtre"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Italian: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: -astro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: -astro"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Sicilian: -astru"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
        {
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          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: -astro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-aster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astrae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-aster/-astr",
        "title": "first/second-declension suffix (nominative masculine singular in -er)"
      },
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      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "-aster/-astr",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives with nominative masculine singular in -er",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pater (“father”) + -aster → patraster (“father-in-law, step-father”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix of nouns or adjectives, expressing half, partial, or incomplete resemblance to the root word meaning; hence in some cases may be pejorative."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "morpheme",
        "suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.ter/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäs̠t̪ɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈas.ter/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäst̪er]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-astrum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-aster"
}

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