astur
See also: Astur and ástur
Asturian
Alternative forms
- ástur
Adjective
astur (epicene, plural astures)
- Asturian
- Astur
Latin
Etymology
Various etymologies exist:
- From acceptor (“receiver”), with influence from accipiter.
- From astēr (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
- Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)stornos (“starling”), from *(h₂)stern-, whence Latin sturnus, Ancient Greek ἀστραλός (astralós), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“starling”), Old English stær.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tur/, [ˈäs̠t̪ʊr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tur/, [ˈäst̪ur]
Noun
astur m (genitive asturis); third declension
- A species of hawk
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | astur | asturēs |
| Genitive | asturis | asturum |
| Dative | asturī | asturibus |
| Accusative | asturem | asturēs |
| Ablative | asture | asturibus |
| Vocative | astur | asturēs |
Descendants
- Aragonese: astor
- Basque: aztore
- Catalan: astor
- Corsican: altore
- Italian: astore
- Old French: hostur, ostur
- French: autour
- Lombard: astor
- Occitan: astor
- Sardinian: istore
References
- “astur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- astur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “astur”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 74
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtuɾ/ [asˈt̪uɾ]
- Rhymes: -uɾ
- Syllabification: as‧tur
Adjective
astur (plural astures)
- Asturian
- Synonym: asturiano
- Astur
Related terms
- Astorga
- Ástura
- Asturias
Further reading
- “astur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014