"astrum" meaning in Latin

See astrum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈas.trũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈas.trum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)bor. Latin astrum Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:ἄστρον<t:star>|text=+|title=astrum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)bor. Latin astrum [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "star", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "celestial body", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "star", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "star", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to be dry, to burn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eHs-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂stḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*astḗr", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀστήρ", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἄστρον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "astrum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="astrum"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). Head templates: {{la-noun|astrum<2>}} astrum n (genitive astrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|astrum<2>}} Forms: astrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], astrum [nominative, singular], astra [nominative, plural], astrī [genitive, singular], astrōrum [genitive, plural], astrō [dative, singular], astrīs [dative, plural], astrum [accusative, singular], astra [accusative, plural], astrō [ablative, singular], astrīs [ablative, plural], astrum [singular, vocative], astra [plural, vocative]
  1. (poetic) star, constellation Tags: declension-2, neuter, poetic Synonyms: astēr, stēlla, sīdus Synonyms (star): stēlla Related terms: astreāns

Inflected forms

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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "star",
      "word": "stēlla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "astrum"
}

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