Ancient Greek dictionary · noun

ἀστήρ

a celestial body (star, planet or other visible celestial object)

Transliteration: aster

Dictionary forms: ᾰ̓στήρ, ᾰ̓στέρος

Inflection: third declension

Meaning and definitions

1. a celestial body (star, planet or other visible celestial object)
2. illustrious person
3. starfish
4. a type of songbird

Connected roots

• astr-

  star

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• astronomy

  the scientific study of celestial objects and the universe

• astronaut

  a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

• asteroid

  A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

• astrology

  Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.

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