astar

See also: āstär

Irish

Etymology 1

From Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).

Noun

astar m (genitive singular astair, nominative plural astair)

1. aster

Derived terms

• astar síneach m (“China aster”)

Etymology 2

Noun

astar m (genitive singular astair, nominative plural astair)

1. Alternative form of aistear (“journey; roundabout way; inconvenience”)

Declension

Declension of astar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative astar astair Vocative a astair a astara Genitive astair astar Dative astar astair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-astar na hastair Genitive an astair na n-astar Dative leis an astar don astar leis na hastair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
astar	n-astar	hastar	t-astar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “astar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “aster”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “astar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

astar m (genitive singular astair, plural astaran)

1. distance
2. speed

Derived terms

• ionnsachadh air astar (“distance learning”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
astar	n-astar	h-astar	t-astar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “astar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آستر (âstar).

Noun

astar (definite accusative astarı, plural astarlar)

1. lining (as of a garment)