astur

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === ástur === Adjective === astur (epicene, plural astures) Asturian (of, from or relating to the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain) Synonym: asturianu Astur (of, from or relating to a Paleohispanic tribe in northern Spain until the first century BC) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “astur”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Latin == === Etymology === Various etymologies exist: From acceptor (“receiver”), with influence from accipiter. From astēr (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)stornos (“starling”), from *(h₂)stern-, whence Latin sturnus, Ancient Greek ἀστραλός (astralós), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“starling”), Old English stær. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈas.tʊr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.tur] === Noun === astur m (genitive asturis); third declension A species of hawk ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “astur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "astur", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “astur”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asˈtuɾ/ [asˈt̪uɾ] Rhymes: -uɾ Syllabification: as‧tur === Adjective === astur m or f (masculine and feminine plural astures) Asturian (of, from or relating to the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain) Synonym: asturiano Astur (of, from or relating to a Paleohispanic tribe in northern Spain until the first century BC) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “astur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025