Astarte
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.
Proper noun
Astarte
- A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.
Translations
Semitic goddess of fertility
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē), itself from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈtar.teː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈtar.te/,
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.