asteroide

See also: Asteroide, asteróide, asteroïde, and astéroïde

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /as̺teɾoi̯de/ [as̺.t̪e.ɾoi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oi̯de, -e
• Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide inan

1. (astronomy) asteroid

Declension

Declension of asteroide (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	asteroide	asteroidea	asteroideak	asteroideok
ergative	asteroidek	asteroideak	asteroideek	asteroideok
dative	asteroideri	asteroideari	asteroideei	asteroideoi
genitive	asteroideren	asteroidearen	asteroideen	asteroideon
comitative	asteroiderekin	asteroidearekin	asteroideekin	asteroideokin
causative	asteroiderengatik	asteroidearengatik	asteroideengatik	asteroideongatik
benefactive	asteroiderentzat	asteroidearentzat	asteroideentzat	asteroideontzat
instrumental	asteroidez	asteroideaz	asteroideez	asteroideotaz
innesive	asteroidetan	asteroidean	asteroideetan	asteroideotan
locative	asteroidetako	asteroideko	asteroideetako	asteroideotako
allative	asteroidetara	asteroidera	asteroideetara	asteroideotara
terminative	asteroidetaraino	asteroideraino	asteroideetaraino	asteroideotaraino
directive	asteroidetarantz	asteroiderantz	asteroideetarantz	asteroideotarantz
destinative	asteroidetarako	asteroiderako	asteroideetarako	asteroideotarako
ablative	asteroidetatik	asteroidetik	asteroideetatik	asteroideotatik
partitive	asteroiderik	—	—	—
prolative	asteroidetzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.təˈɾɔj.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [as.teˈɾɔj.ðe]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide c (singular definite asteroiden, plural indefinite asteroider)

1. asteroid

Declension

Declension of asteroide

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asteroide	asteroiden	asteroider	asteroiderne
genitive	asteroides	asteroidens	asteroiders	asteroidernes

References

• “asteroide” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Italian

Etymology

From astro +‎ -oide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.teˈrɔj.de/

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• Rhymes: -ɔjde
• Hyphenation: a‧ste‧ròi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroidi)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

Anagrams

• esordiate, steroidea

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroider, definite plural asteroidene)

1. (astronomy) an asteroid

References

• “asteroide” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroidar, definite plural asteroidane)

1. (astronomy) an asteroid

References

• “asteroide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• asteróide (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [aʃ.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.de/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.dɨ/ [ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid
2. (zoology) asteroid (any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea)

   Synonym: estrela-do-mar

3. (Brazil, humorous) deliberate misspelling of esteroide

Adjective

asteroide m or f (plural asteroides, not comparable)

1. (astronomy) starlike, star-shaped

   Synonym: estrelário

2. (zoology, relational) Of, or pertaining to, the class Asteroidea

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “asteroide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “asteroide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “asteroide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteˈɾoide/ [as.t̪eˈɾoi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oide
• Syllabification: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Derived terms

• cinturón de asteroides

Adjective

asteroide m or f (masculine and feminine plural asteroides)

1. starlike, star-shaped

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteɾoiˈde/
• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ro‧i‧de

Noun

asteroide

1. dative singular of asteroit