astur

See also: Astur, ástur, and Astur-

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ástur

Adjective

astur (epicene, plural astures)

1. Asturian
2. 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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.tur/, [ˈäs̠t̪ʊr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.tur/, [ˈäst̪ur]

Noun

astur m (genitive asturis); third declension

1. A species of hawk

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	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.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtuɾ/ [asˈt̪uɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: as‧tur

Adjective

astur m or f (masculine and feminine plural astures)

1. Asturian

   Synonym: asturiano

2. Astur

Related terms

• Astorga
• Ástura
• Asturias

 

Further reading

• “astur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28