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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”).
Prefix
astro-
- celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy
- (specifically) stars
- Hyponym: helio-
- astro- + centric → astrocentric
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Anagrams
- Astor, Roats, Sarot, Troas, artos, ratos, roast, rotas, sorta, taros, tarso-
Catalan
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Further reading
- “astro-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- astro- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Prefix
astro-
- astro-; (pertaining to stars)
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Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English astro-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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German
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Italian
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).
Pronunciation
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
- astro- + fizyka → astrofizyka
Derived terms
Further reading
- astro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Romanian
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Spanish
Prefix
astro-
- astro-
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Swedish
Prefix
astro-
- astro-; pertaining to stars
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