स्तृ

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (star), Latin stella, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr), Old English steorra (English star).

Noun

स्तृ (stṛ́) stemm

  1. a star
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.87.1:
      जुष्टतमासो नृतमासो अञ्जिभिर्व्यानज्रे के चिदुस्रा इव स्तृभिः
      juṣṭatamāso nṛtamāso añjibhirvyānajre ke cidusrā iva stṛbhiḥ.
      They have displayed themselves with glittering ornaments, a few in number only, like the heavens with stars.
Declension
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of स्तृ (stṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्ता
stā́
स्तारौ / स्तारा¹
stā́rau / stā́rā¹
स्तारः
stā́raḥ
Vocative स्तः
stáḥ
स्तारौ / स्तारा¹
stā́rau / stā́rā¹
स्तारः
stā́raḥ
Accusative स्तारम्
stā́ram
स्तारौ / स्तारा¹
stā́rau / stā́rā¹
स्तॄन्
stṝ́n
Instrumental स्त्रा
strā́
स्तृभ्याम्
stṛ́bhyām
स्तृभिः
stṛ́bhiḥ
Dative स्त्रे
stré
स्तृभ्याम्
stṛ́bhyām
स्तृभ्यः
stṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative स्तुः
stúḥ
स्तृभ्याम्
stṛ́bhyām
स्तृभ्यः
stṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive स्तुः
stúḥ
स्त्रोः
stróḥ
स्तॄणाम्
stṝṇā́m
Locative स्तरि
stári
स्त्रोः
stróḥ
स्तृषु
stṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Khowar: استاری (istári)

Etymology 2

Root

स्तृ (stṛ)

  1. Alternative form of स्तॄ (stṝ)