Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 193.astrum on page 193
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astrum star
astrum is a Latin Noun that primarily means star.
Definitions for astrum
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
star, constellation
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
(usu. in pl.) A celestial luminary, star. (b) the stars as subject of study, astronomy. (c) (as visible from or distinguishing particular parts of the world). (d) regarded as controlling the destiny of human beings). (e) (poet., worn by gods in their hair). (f) (meton., in pl.) night.
- 2
Any one of the seven heavenly bodies (including the sun and moon) known to the ancients which appear to move in relation to the fixed stars, a plant. (b) Titania ~a, the sun.
- 3
A constellation, esp. one of the signs of the zodiac.
Sentences with astrum
Latin to English
Sic itur ad astra.Compare Thus one journeys to the stars.
Non est ad astra mollis e terris via.Compare There is no easy way to the stars from earth.
Romae rus optas; absentem rusticus urbem tollis ad astra levis.Compare At Rome you are all for the country: in the country you extol to the stars the distant town.
Declension table for astrum
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | astrum | astra |
| Gen. | astrī | astrōrum |
| Dat. | astrō | astrīs |
| Acc. | astrum | astra |
| Abl. | astrō | astrīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 472.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 193.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "astrum, astrī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/astrum-astri.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 472.on page 472
