asty

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Noun

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astȳ n (indeclinable)

  1. Rare spelling of astu.
    • c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 7:
      In astȳ vērō Olympium amplō modulōrum comparātū corinthiīs symmetriīs et prōportiōnibus, utī suprā scrīptum est, architectandum Cossutius suscēpisse memorātur, cuius commentārium nūllum est inventum.
      • 1914 translation by Morris Hicky Morgan
        Finally, in Athens, the temple of the Olympion with its dimensions on a generous scale, and built in the Corinthian style and proportions, is said to have been constructed, as written above, by Cossutius, no commentary by whom has been found.