LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

asteria

asteria f (genitive asteriae)
Classical[asˈtɛ.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[asˈtɛː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of precious stone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasteriaasteriae
genitiveasteriaeasteriārum
dativeasteriaeasteriīs
accusativeasteriamasteriās
ablativeasteriāasteriīs
vocativeasteriaasteriae

astĕrĭa, ae, f., = ἀστερια,
I. a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.
Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Ἀστερίη.
I. The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules: Asteria, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.—
II. Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea: Asterie, Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called,
III. Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.—
IV. An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.—
V. Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.

Origins

Probably borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στερῐ́ᾱ (ăsterĭ́ā), a feminine substantive of ᾰ̓στέρῐος (ăstérĭos, “starry”). Compare to asterītēs, astrītēs also borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στερῑ́της (ăsterī́tēs, “that name of a mystical precious stone”).

Quick answers

What does asteria mean in Latin?
asteria, a noun, means “A kind of precious stone”.
What is the genitive of asteria?
The genitive singular is asteriae. asteria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce asteria?
In classical Latin, [asˈtɛ.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈtɛː.ri.a].