astro

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See also: Astro, astro-, and -astro

English

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Noun

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astro (countable and uncountable, plural astros)

  1. (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.
  2. (informal) Clipping of astroturf.

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Eskayan

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Noun

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astro

  1. sun

Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, celestial body). Doublet of astero and stelo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈastro]
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  • Rhymes: -astro
  • Hyphenation: as‧tro

Noun

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astro (accusative singular astron, plural astroj, accusative plural astrojn)

  1. (astronomy, astrology) celestial body, heavenly body
    Synonym: ĉielkorpo

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astro (plural astri)

  1. celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)

Italian

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Etymology 1

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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

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astro m (plural astri)

  1. (astronomy) celestial body, star
    Synonyms: corpo celeste, stella
  2. (figurative) a person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).

Noun

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astro m (plural astri)

  1. (botany) one of various plants in the genus Aster; aster

Further reading

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  • astro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • astro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

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Noun

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astrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of astrum

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -astɾu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtɾu
  • Hyphenation: as‧tro

Noun

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astro m (plural astros)

  1. celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
    Synonym: corpo celeste
  2. celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)
    Synonyms: estrela, celebridade

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈastɾo/ [ˈas.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -astɾo
  • Syllabification: as‧tro

Noun

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astro m (plural astros)

  1. cosmic body, celestial body
  2. 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)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

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astro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ) (rare)

  1. star; celestial body
    Synonyms: bituin, tala
    • 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
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Traveller Norwegian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, star), perhaps through Latin astrum

Noun

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astro

  1. star