ἀστήρ
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors).
- illustrious person
- starfish
- a type of songbird
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *astḗr inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂stḗr
Gloss
star
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
星
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurostar English
- Gold Star English
- Stargateverse English
- Stella English
- Wolfstar English
- antistar English
- astar English
- aster English
- asteronym English
- astraean English
- astraphobia English
- astrapophobia English
- barnstar English
- bestar English
- bistar English
- blazingstar English
- bluestar English
- boson star English
- brittle star English
- costar English
- daystar English
- death star English
- dwarf star English
- earthstar English
- faxed star English
- gold star English
- lodestar English
- low mass star English
- megastar English
- mono- English
- monoecious English
- monopsony English
- monostich English
- monotocous English
- nanostar English
- nonstar English
- orphan star English
- protostar English
- pseudostar English
- quasistar English
- radio star English
- rockstar English
- sea star English
- sea-star English
- seastar English
- semistar English
- soapstar English
- star English
- star city English
- star sign English
- star-city English
- star-crossed English
- starbase English
- starbath English
- starbathe English
- starbirth English
- starboy English
- starburst English
- starcast English
- starcraft English
- starcruiser English
- stardate English
- stardock English
- stardom English
- stardrift English
- stardrive English
- stardust English
- stareater English
- starfaring English
- starfield English
- starfighter English
- starfilled English
- starfish English
- starflower English
- starfrontlet English
- starfruit English
- starfuck English
- starfucker English
- starfucking English
- stargate English
- stargaze English
- stargazer English
- starhood English
- starless English
- starlet English
- starlight English
- starlike English
- starliner English
- starlit English
- starlore English
- starly English
- starmaker English
- starmaking English
- starman English
- starmatter English
- starmonger English
- starnose English
- starport English
- starproof English
- starred English
- starrer English
- starrish English
- starry English
- starscape English
- starshade English
- starshine English
- starship English
- starsnout English
- starspot English
- starstone English
- starstuff English
- starthistle English
- starthroat English
- startracker English
- starviolet English
- starward English
- starwards English
- starweed English
- starwheel English
- starwort English
- stella English
- substar English
- superstar English
- tristar English
- unstar English
- wandering star English
- wanderstar English
- mono Finnish
- stara Finnish
- *stēlum Latin
- Monica Latin
- Mŏnĭca Latin
- aster Latin
- asteriscus Latin
- astraeus Latin
- astrologus Latin
- astur Latin
- astēr Latin
- constellatio Latin
- iuniperus Latin
- moneō Latin
- monoculus Latin
- monocytus Latin
- nego Latin
- stella Latin
- stelliger Latin
- stēlla Latin
- Abendstern German
- Aster German
- Bruststern German
- Davidstern German
- Doppelstern German
- Fröbelstern German
- Hauptreihenstern German
- Judenstern German
- Monozyt German
- Morgenstern German
- Neutronenstern German
- Protostern German
- Riesenstern German
- Seestern German
- Stern German
- Sternanis German
- Sternatmosphäre German
- Sternbild German
- Sternblume German
- Sterndeuter German
- Sternenkind German
- Sternenmeer German
- Sternennacht German
- Sternenstaub German
- Sterngucker German
- Sternkarte German
- Sternschnuppe German
- Sternstunde German
- Sternwind German
- Sternzeichen German
- Unstern German
- Wandelstern German
- Weihnachtsstern German
- Wurfstern German
- Zimtstern German
- mono- German
- sternenhell German
- sternenklar German
- sternförmig German
- astore Italian
- star Italian
- stella Italian
- Aster Dutch, Flemish
- Jodenster Dutch, Flemish
- Poolster Dutch, Flemish
- aster Dutch, Flemish
- avondster Dutch, Flemish
- barrevoetster Dutch, Flemish
- dubbelster Dutch, Flemish
- dwaalster Dutch, Flemish
- dwalen Dutch, Flemish
- dwergster Dutch, Flemish
- filmster Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdreeksster Dutch, Flemish
- jetskiester Dutch, Flemish
- kamster Dutch, Flemish
- kerstster Dutch, Flemish
- mono- Dutch, Flemish
- morgenster Dutch, Flemish
- neutronenster Dutch, Flemish
- poolster Dutch, Flemish
- popster Dutch, Flemish
- pornoster Dutch, Flemish
- slangster Dutch, Flemish
- staartster Dutch, Flemish
- ster Dutch, Flemish
- sterallure Dutch, Flemish
- steranijs Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenbeeld Dutch, Flemish
- sterrendom Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenhoop Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenkijker Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenkind Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenkunde Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenregen Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenschot Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenstelsel Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenstof Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenwichelaar Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenwichelarij Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenzwerm Dutch, Flemish
- werpster Dutch, Flemish
- zeester Dutch, Flemish
- Stern French
- astrologue French
- monopsone French
- star French
- мономе́р Russian
- Stern Spanish, Castilian
- estrella Spanish, Castilian
- γάμος Ancient Greek
- λέγω Ancient Greek
- μονάρχης Ancient Greek
- μοναρχία Ancient Greek
- μονογενής Ancient Greek
- μονοειδής Ancient Greek
- μονοπωλία Ancient Greek
- μονοπώλιον Ancient Greek
- μονόφθογγος Ancient Greek
- μόναρχος Ancient Greek
- μόνος Ancient Greek
- μῶνυξ Ancient Greek
- ἀστερίσκος Ancient Greek
- ἀστερόεις Ancient Greek
- ἀστραπή Ancient Greek
- ἀστρολόγος Ancient Greek
- ἄστρον Ancient Greek
- ὀπή Ancient Greek
- *(h₂)stornos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eh₁s- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- Stern Portuguese
- *sternô Proto-Germanic
- *sternǭ Proto-Germanic
- Hundstjärnan Swedish
- adventsstjärna Swedish
- dvärgstjärna Swedish
- filmstjärna Swedish
- fixstjärna Swedish
- neutronstjärna Swedish
- porrstjärna Swedish
- sjöstjärna Swedish
- skogsstjärna Swedish
- stjärna Swedish
- världsstjärna Swedish
- スター Japanese
- Stern Polish
- aster Polish
- monogami Norwegian Nynorsk
- तारा Sanskrit
- तृ Sanskrit
- स्तृ Sanskrit
- sterre Middle English
- astar Irish
- mona- Irish
- stjarna Old Norse
- Hundestjernen Danish
- fiksstjerne Danish
- ledestjerne Danish
- monarki Danish
- stjerne Danish
- stjernekaster Danish
- stjerneskud Danish
- søstjerne Danish
- vandrestjerne Danish
- verdensstjerne Danish
- estoile Old French
- mono- Catalan, Valencian
- Stjörnustríð Icelandic
- akurstjarna Icelandic
- halastjarna Icelandic
- reikistjarna Icelandic
- stjarna Icelandic
- stjarneðlisfræði Icelandic
- stjörnuarfi Icelandic
- stjörnufræði Icelandic
- stjörnuspeki Icelandic
- stjörnuspá Icelandic
- stjörnuþoka Icelandic
- tvístirni Icelandic
- सितारा Hindi
- स्टार Hindi
- mono- Galician
- աստղ Armenian
- astrolog Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- stea Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- stei Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ستاره Persian
- ستارهای Persian
- ستارهشناس Persian
- ดาราศาสตร์ Thai
- αστέρας Greek (modern)
- μονός Greek (modern)
- seter Indonesian
- sterne Middle Dutch
- sterre Middle Dutch
- sterno Old High German
- Monako Latvian
- astere Latvian
- Ķīnas astere Latvian
- Աստղիկ Old Armenian
- աստեղաբան Old Armenian
- աստղ Old Armenian
- ster Afrikaans
- 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 Gothic
- ستاره Ottoman Turkish
- estrela Old Portuguese
- তৰা Assamese
- *sterā Proto-Celtic
- 多羅 Chinese
- tārā Pali
- સિતારો Gujarati
- *Hstar- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hstā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hstā́rā Proto-Indo-Iranian
- staa Swahili
- estela Occitan
- stiærna Old Swedish
- 스타 Korean
- *stērolā Proto-Italic
- staila Romansh
- estrella Asturian
- stele Friulian
- *Hstā́ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ستارہ Urdu
- estrella Old Spanish
- stidda Sicilian
- sta Tok Pisin
- stélla Ligurian
- ἀστέρας gkm
- stala Dalmatian
- *Hstā́ Proto-Iranian
- تارہ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ستارہ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ਸਿਤਾਰਾ Panjabi, Punjabi
- stoele Walloon
- 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 Old Persian
- stari Sranan Tongo
- ἀστέριον grc-koi
- isteddu Sardinian
- isthella Sardinian
- istrella Sardinian
- steddu Sardinian
- stella Sardinian
- stila Istriot
- *astḗr Proto-Hellenic
- *mónwos Proto-Hellenic
- ᬢᬭᬵ Balinese
- streilha Mirandese
- *ścär-iye- Proto-Tocharian
- තරුව Sinhala, Sinhalese
- taro inc-kho
- तारो Doteli
- *Hstḗrs Proto-Anatolian