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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]astro (countable and uncountable, plural astros)
- (informal) Clipping of astrology.
- 2023 August 11, Jake Register, “Your Sex Horoscope for the Weekend”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- This week’s astro is way less extreme than last week’s for your sign, and although you’re not getting a ton of action, you’re still making progress.
- (informal) Clipping of astroturf.
Anagrams
[edit]Eskayan
[edit]Noun
[edit]astro
Esperanto
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”). Doublet of astero and stelo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astro (accusative singular astron, plural astroj, accusative plural astrojn)
- (astronomy, astrology) celestial body, heavenly body
- Synonym: ĉielkorpo
Derived terms
[edit]- astra (“astral”)
- astrologio (“astrology”)
- astrologo (“astrologer”)
Ido
[edit]Noun
[edit]astro (plural astri)
- celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron), from ἀστήρ (astḗr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”), from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn”, “to glow”).
Noun
[edit]astro m (plural astri)
- (astronomy) celestial body, star
- Synonyms: corpo celeste, stella
- (figurative) a person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
Noun
[edit]astro m (plural astri)
Further reading
[edit]- astro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- astro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]astrō
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]astro m (plural astros)
- celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
- Synonym: corpo celeste
- celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)
- Synonyms: estrela, celebridade
Derived terms
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astro m (plural astros)
- cosmic body, celestial body
- star (famous person)
- 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País[2], retrieved 2020-11-26:
- Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “astro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔastɾo/ [ˈʔas.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -astɾo
- Syllabification: as‧tro
Noun
[edit]astro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ) (rare)
- star; celestial body
- 1926, Buhay na pinagdaanan ni Santa Elena sa paghahanáp ng̃ Sta. Cruz sa bayan ng̃ Jerusalém, J. Martinez, page 31:
- sampông mga astro na nasa sa Langit/nagsipangulimlim nagpakitang hapis
- ten stars that are in the Sky/darkened to show their grief
Related terms
[edit]Traveller Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), perhaps through Latin astrum
Noun
[edit]astro
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/astɾu
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