Aster

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aster"

Translingual

Aster amellus (Michaelmas daisy)

Etymology

From Latin astēr (“star”) because of the shape of its flowers, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).

Proper noun

Aster m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – asters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Astereae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aster amellus (Michaelmas daisy) - type species; for the many species see Aster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Aster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin astēr (“star”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Aster ?

1. a male given name from Latin

Related terms

• asteroïde
• astraal (adjective)

Anagrams

• stare

German

a flower of the species Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astēr (“star”). Doublet of Star and Stern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastɐ/

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Noun

Aster f (genitive Aster, plural Astern)

1. (botany) aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)

   Synonym: Sternenblume

   • 1809, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chapter 9, in Die Wahlverwandschaften [Elective Affinities]‎^[1], part 2:

     Alle sogenannten Sommergewächse, alles, was im Herbst mit Blühen nicht enden kann und sich der Kälte noch keck entgegenentwickelt, Astern besonders, waren in der größten Mannigfaltigkeit gesäet und sollten nun, überallhin verpflanzt, einen Sternhimmel über die Erde bilden.

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Declension

Declension of Aster [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Aster	die	Astern
genitive	einer	der	Aster	der	Astern
dative	einer	der	Aster	den	Astern
accusative	eine	die	Aster	die	Astern

Derived terms

• Sommeraster

Related terms

• Asteroid

Descendants

• → Esperanto: astero
• → Ukrainian: а́йстра (ájstra)

Proper noun

Aster

1. a male given name from Latin

Further reading

• “Aster” in Duden online
• “Aster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache