LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

astella

astella f (genitive astellae)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininelittle splinter

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Latinastella

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin assis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin assula Latin astula ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin astella From astula + -la.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanestella
  • Occitanestèla
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseestela
  • Spanishastilla
  • Asturianastiella
  • Asturianestiella
  • Aragoneseestilla
  • Aragoneseestiella
  • Aragoneseestella
  • Aragoneseestila
  • Galicianestela
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianstella
  • Dalmatiansčela
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchattellefrom Old French astelle
  • Franco-Provençalètèla
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardstèla
  • Piedmontesestèla
Borrowings
  • Bretonastell
  • Cornishastel
  • Welshastell

Quick answers

What does astella mean in Latin?
astella, a noun, means “little splinter”.
What is the genitive of astella?
The genitive singular is astellae. astella is feminine, first declension.
Where does astella come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Latin astella.