Astarte
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη (Astártē), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar).
Proper noun
Astarte
- A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war; cognate in name, origin, and function with the goddess Ishtar of Mesopotamian texts.
Translations
Semitic goddess of fertility
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈtar.teː/, [äs̠ˈt̪ärt̪eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈtar.te/, [äsˈt̪ärt̪e]
Proper noun
Astartē f sg (genitive Astartēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Astartē |
Genitive | Astartēs |
Dative | Astartae |
Accusative | Astartēn |
Ablative | Astartē |
Vocative | Astartē |
References
- “Astarte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Astarte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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