noun · femininefirst declension
astrothesia
astrothesia f (genitive astrothesiae)
Classical[as.trɔˈtʰɛ.si.a]Ecclesiastical[as.troˈtɛː.s̬i.a]
Meaning
- femininesynonym of cōnstēllātiō (“constellation”) (arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it)
Edidit & Aſtrologiam & Aſtrotheſiam ut Suidas refert.
1584, Heinrich Rantzau, Catalogus imperatorum, regum ac virorum illustrum qui astrologicam artem amarunt, page 26:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astrothesia | astrothesiae |
| genitive | astrothesiae | astrothesiārum |
| dative | astrothesiae | astrothesiīs |
| accusative | astrothesiam | astrothesiās |
| ablative | astrothesiā | astrothesiīs |
| vocative | astrothesia | astrothesiae |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στροθεσῐ́ᾱ (ăstrothesĭ́ā).