instar

Meaning

1. (indeclinable, no-genitive) image, likeness, resemblance
2. (indeclinable, no-genitive) counterpart
3. (indeclinable, no-genitive) worth, value
4. (indeclinable, no-genitive) an equal form (of)
5. (indeclinable, no-genitive) of equal weight/size/form (to)

Concepts

figure

like

a form

after the fashion of

Translations

άγαλμα

figure

figura

figura

figurar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈĩː.star]

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Perhaps from a metaphor meaning 'to stand close to', thereby semantically related to Ancient Greek ἔχθαρ (ékhthar).