aster

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aster"

English

Aster incisus (2)

Etymology

From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Doublet of star; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæs.tə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

aster (plural asters)

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Penguin, published 2011, page 120:
      On a sunny September morning, with the trees still green, but the asters and fleabanes already taking over in ditch and dalk, Van set out for Ladoga, N.A.
  2. (biology) A star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis of a cell.
  3. (obsolete) A star.

Derived terms

terms derived from aster

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: aster
  • → Esperanto: astero

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
Proto-Hellenic *astḗr
Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)
Latin astēr
English asterder.
Cebuano aster

    Derived from English aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: as‧ter

    Noun

    aster

    1. an aster; any of several plants of the genus Aster
    2. the flower of these plants

    Dutch

    Twee asters bezocht door bijen. — Two asters tended by bees.

    Etymology

    From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Named after the flower's semblance to a star.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑs.tər/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: as‧ter
    • Rhymes: -ɑstər

    Noun

    aster f (plural asters, diminutive astertje n)

    1. aster, flowering plant of the genus Aster
    2. a flower from this plant

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    French

    Etymology

    From Middle French aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στήρ (ăstḗr). Doublet of star.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    aster m (plural asters)

    1. aster (flowering plant)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Indonesian

    Etymology 1

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈastər/ [ˈas.t̪ər]
    • Rhymes: -astər
    • Syllabification: as‧ter

    Noun

    astêr (plural aster-aster)

    1. (botany) aster, flowering plant of the genus Aster.
      Synonyms: jimla, pikok

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈastɛr/ [ˈas.t̪ɛr]
    • Rhymes: -astɛr
    • Syllabification: as‧ter

    Noun

    astèr (plural aster-aster or para aster)

    1. (military) syllabic abbreviation of asisten teritorial (“territorial assistant”)

    Further reading

    Latin

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). See also Latin astrum and the inherited stēlla.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    astēr m (genitive asteris); third declension

    1. A star
      Synonyms: astrum, stēlla, sīdus
    2. Aster amellus (Italian starwort)

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ēr).

    singular plural
    nominative astēr asterēs
    genitive asteris asterum
    dative asterī asteribus
    accusative astera
    asterem     		asterēs
    ablative astere asteribus
    vocative astēr asterēs

    Descendants

    References

    • “aster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “aster”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “aster”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]

    Mauritian Creole

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /astɛː/

    Etymology 1

    From French à cette heure (“at this hour”). Compare Louisiana Creole astè.

    Adverb

    aster

    1. now
    2. at this moment
    References
    • Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 36
    • Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 153

    Etymology 2

    From French acheteur.

    Noun

    aster

    1. buyer

    Polish

    astry

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from New Latin Astēr. Doublet of Stela and Stella.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈas.tɛr/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -astɛr
      • Syllabification: as‧ter
      • Homophone: Aster

      Noun

      aster m inan

      1. aster (any plant of the genus Aster)

      Declension

      Declension of aster
      singular plural
      nominative aster astry
      genitive astra astrów
      dative astrowi astrom
      accusative aster, astra astry
      instrumental astrem astrami
      locative astrze astrach
      vocative astrze astry

      Further reading

      • “aster”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “aster”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
      • aster in PWN's encyclopedia

      Romanian

      Etymology

        Borrowed from French aster. Doublet of star and stea.

        Noun

        aster m (plural asteri)

        1. aster

        Declension

        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative aster asterul asteri asterii
        genitive-dative aster asterului asteri asterilor
        vocative asterule asterilor

        References

        • aster in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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