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Finnish[edit]
Verb[edit]
astu
- inflection of astua:
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish asta, from Old Irish essib, eissib, esib, estib, eistib.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈasˠt̪ˠʊ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑstə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠt̪ˠəbˠ/ (as if spelled astab)
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈasˠt̪ˠəbˠ/ (as if spelled astab)
Pronoun[edit]
astu (emphatic astusan)
- third-person plural of as (“out of”)
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “astu”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “7 a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 28
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 300
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 95
- Entries containing “astu” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “astu” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tuː/, [ˈäs̠t̪uː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.tu/, [ˈäst̪u]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄστυ (ástu, “town, city”).
Noun[edit]
astū n (indeclinable)
- city, Athens specifically
- 161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 5.5.15–18:
- PARMENŌ. Tum quandam fidicinam amat hīc Chaerea.
LACHĒS. Hem, quid? amat? an scit iam ille quid meretrīx siet?
An in Astū vēnit? aliud ex aliō malum.
PARMENŌ. Here, nē mē spectēs: mē impulsōre haec nōn facit.- PARMENO. Then, Chaerea is in love with some lyre player here.
LACHES. Huh, what? He's in love? Does he know already what a prostitute is?
Or is he come to Athens? From one misfortune to another.
PARMENO. Master, don't look at me: he doesn't do that with me as impeller.
- PARMENO. Then, Chaerea is in love with some lyre player here.
- PARMENŌ. Tum quandam fidicinam amat hīc Chaerea.
Usage notes[edit]
While by etymology the word can refer to any town, in practice only the town of Athens is ever signified.
Declension[edit]
Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | astū |
| Genitive | — |
| Dative | — |
| Accusative | astū |
| Ablative | — |
| Vocative | — |
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
astū
References[edit]
- “astu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “astu”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- astu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “astu, asty” in volume 2, column 980, line 47 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
astu f
Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
astu
Inflection[edit]
| Even u-stem, st-stt gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | astu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | asttu asttọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | astu | asttut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | asttu | asttūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | asttu asttọ |
asttūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | astui | asttūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | asttus | asttūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | asttūin | asttūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | astun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
astu
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