Astarte

English

Alternative forms

Ashtoreth

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.

Proper noun

Astarte

A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

Translations

Semitic goddess of fertility

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿斯德爾特神／阿斯德尔特神 (Āsīdé'ěrtè-shén)
Finnish: Astarte
Greek:
Ancient: Ἀστάρτη f (Astártē)
Japanese: アスタルテ (Asutarute)
Phoenician: 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿštrt)
Russian: Аста́рта (ru) f (Astárta)
Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 (ʿṯtrt)

Anagrams

atrates, tsarate

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē), itself from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /asˈtar.teː/, [äs̠ˈt̪ärt̪eː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /asˈtar.te/, [äsˈt̪ärt̪e]

Proper noun

Astartē f sg (genitive Astartēs); first declension

Astarte

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Astartē
Genitive	Astartēs
Dative	Astartae
Accusative	Astartēn
Ablative	Astartē
Vocative	Astartē

References

“Astarte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Astarte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette