# asteroide
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)
* (astronomy) asteroid
    Synonym: planetoide

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /as̺teɾoi̯de/ [as̺.t̪e.ɾoi̯.ð̞e]
* Rhymes: -oi̯de, -e
* Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

### Noun

asteroide inan
* (astronomy) asteroid

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “asteroide”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əs.təˈɾɔj.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [as.teˈɾɔj.ðe]

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)
* (astronomy) asteroid
    Synonym: planetoide

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Noun

asteroide c (singular definite asteroiden, plural indefinite asteroider)
* asteroid

#### Declension
### References

* “asteroide” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Galician
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)
* (astronomy) asteroid
    Synonym: planetoide

## Italian
### Etymology

From astro +‎ -oide.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.steˈrɔj.de/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔjde
* Hyphenation: a‧ste‧ròi‧de

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroidi)
* (astronomy) asteroid

### Anagrams

* esordiate, steroidea

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroider, definite plural asteroidene)
* (astronomy) an asteroid

### References

* “asteroide” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroidar, definite plural asteroidane)
* (astronomy) an asteroid

### References

* “asteroide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* asteróide (pre-1990 spelling)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʃ.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [aʃ.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /as.teˈɾɔj.de/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.de]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.dɨ/ [ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]
* Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)
* (astronomy) asteroid
* (zoology) asteroid (any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea)
    Synonym: estrela-do-mar
* (Brazil, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of esteroide

### Adjective

asteroide m or f (plural asteroides, not comparable)
* (astronomy) starlike, star-shaped
    Synonym: estrelário
* (zoology, relational) Of, or pertaining to, the class Asteroidea

### Further reading

* “asteroide”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “asteroide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “asteroide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /asteˈɾoide/ [as.t̪eˈɾoi̯.ð̞e]
* Rhymes: -oide
* Syllabification: as‧te‧roi‧de

### Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)
* (astronomy) asteroid
    Synonym: planetoide

#### Derived terms

* cinturón de asteroides

### Adjective

asteroide m or f (masculine and feminine plural asteroides)
* starlike, star-shaped

### Further reading

* “asteroide”, 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

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /asteɾoiˈde/
* Hyphenation: as‧te‧ro‧i‧de

### Noun

asteroide
* dative singular of asteroit