Masculine

astro

Meaning

  1. (masculine) celestial body, star
  2. (figuratively, masculine) a person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star

Frequency

21k
Hyphenated as
à‧stro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈas.tro/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron), from ἀστήρ (astḗr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”), from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn”, “to glow”).

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