What does astēr mean in Latin?

astēr, a noun, means “A star; Aster amellus (Italian starwort)”.

What is the genitive of astēr?

The genitive singular is asteris. astēr is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈas.teːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.ter].

noun · masculinethird declension

astēr m (genitive asteris)

Classical[ˈas.teːr]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.ter]

aster, ĕris, m., = ἀστήρ.

I. A star, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 14.—

II. Esp.

A. Aster Atticus, the Italian starwort, aster: Aster amellus, Linn.: aster ab aliquis bubonion appellatur, Plin. 27, 5, 19, § 36; App. Herb. 60.—

B. Aster Samius, a kind of Samian earth, whose nature and healing power are described in Plin. 35, 16, 53, § 191.

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

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