# astro
## English
### Noun

astro (countable and uncountable, plural astros)
* (informal) Clipping of astrology.
** 2023 August 11, Jake Register, “Your Sex Horoscope for the Weekend”, in Cosmopolitan‎:This week’s astro is way less extreme than last week’s for your sign, and although you’re not getting a ton of action, you’re still making progress.
* (informal) Clipping of astroturf.

### Anagrams

* Astor, Roats, Sarot, Troas, artos, ratos, roast, rotas, sorta, taros, tarso-

## Eskayan
### Noun

astro
* sun

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”). Doublet of astero and stelo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈastro]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -astro
* Hyphenation: as‧tro

### Noun

astro (accusative singular astron, plural astroj, accusative plural astrojn)
* (astronomy, astrology) celestial body, heavenly body
    Synonym: ĉielkorpo

#### Derived terms

* astra (“astral”)
* astrologio (“astrology”)
* astrologo (“astrologer”)

## Ido
### Noun

astro (plural astri)
* celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.stro/
* Rhymes: -astro
* Hyphenation: à‧stro

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron), from ἀστήρ (astḗr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”), from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn”, “to glow”).

#### Noun

astro m (plural astri)
* (astronomy) celestial body, star
    Synonyms: corpo celeste, stella
* (figurative) a person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).

#### Noun

astro m (plural astri)
* (botany) one of various plants in the genus Aster; aster

### Further reading

* astro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* astro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Tarso, rosta, sarto, sorta, staro, starò, tarso

## Latin
### Noun

astrō
* dative/ablative singular of astrum

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈas.tɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈas.tɾu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈaʃ.tɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈas.tɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈaʃ.tɾu/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -astɾu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtɾu
* Hyphenation: as‧tro

### Noun

astro m (plural astros)
* celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)
    Synonym: corpo celeste
* celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)
    Synonyms: estrela, celebridade

#### Derived terms

* astro-rei

#### Related terms

* astral
* asteroide

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈastɾo/ [ˈas.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -astɾo
* Syllabification: as‧tro

### Noun

astro m (plural astros)
* cosmic body, celestial body
* star (famous person)
** 2020 November 26, Enric González, “Decenas de miles de personas despiden a Maradona en la Casa Rosada”, in El País‎, retrieved 2020-11-26:Los hinchas hacen dos kilómetros de cola para despedirse del astro del fútbol argentino(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* astro rey

#### Related terms

* asteroide
* astral
* astro-
* astroso

### Further reading

* “astro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish astro, from Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔastɾo/ [ˈʔas.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -astɾo
* Syllabification: as‧tro

### Noun

astro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ) (rare)
* star; celestial body
    Synonyms: bituin, tala
** 1926, Buhay na pinagdaanan ni Santa Elena sa paghahanáp ng̃ Sta. Cruz sa bayan ng̃ Jerusalém, J. Martinez, page 31:sampông mga astro na nasa sa Langit/nagsipangulimlim nagpakitang hapisten stars that are in the Sky/darkened to show their grief

#### Related terms

* astrologo
* astrolohiya
* astronawta
* astronomiya
* astronomo
* astropisika

## Traveller Norwegian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), perhaps through Latin astrum

### Noun

astro
* star