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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστυρα (Ástura).
Proper noun
Astyra f sg (genitive Astyrae); first declension
- A town in Mysia situated between Antandrus and Adramyttium
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Astyre in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Astyra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly