LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

astū

astū n (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈas.tuː]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.tu]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablecity, Athens specifically
    PARMENŌ. Tum quandam fidicinam amat hīc Chaerea. LACHĒS. Hem, quid? amat? an scit iam ille quid meretrīx siet? An in Astū vēnit? aliud ex aliō malum. PARMENŌ. Here, nē mē spectēs: mē impulsōre haec nōn facit.LACHES. Huh, what? He's in love? Does he know already what a prostitute is? Or is he come to Athens? From one misfortune to another. PARMENO. Master, don't look at me: he doesn't do that with me as impeller.161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 5.5.15–18

Declension

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formsingularplural
nominativeastū—
accusativeastū—

astu (asty, Vitr. 8, 3; 7 praef.), n., indecl., = ἄστυ,
I. a city, esp. Athens (as urbs κατʼ ἐξοχήν for Rome): omnes qui arcem astuque accolunt cives, Att. ap. Non. p. 4, 330: An in astu venit? Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 17: demigrare ex agris et in astu, Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 5; Nep. Them. 4, 1; id. Alcib. 6, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστυ (ástu, “town, city”).

Quick answers

What does astū mean in Latin?
astū, a noun, means “city, Athens specifically”.
How do you pronounce astū?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.tuː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.tu].