-astro

See also: Astro, astro, and astro-

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -aster, French -âtre, Italian -astro, Portuguese -astro/Spanish -astro, all ultimately from Latin -aster and -astrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastro/

Suffix

-astro

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a someone inferior or worthless; -aster

   ‎poeta (“poet”) + ‎-astro → ‎poetastro (“poetaster”)

   ‎judice (“judge”) + ‎-astro → ‎judicastro (“incompetent judge”)

2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a collection; step-

   ‎patre (“father”) + ‎-astro → ‎patrastro (“stepfather”)

   ‎filia (“daughter”) + ‎-astra → ‎filiastra (“stepdaughter”)

Usage notes

• This suffix is used to indicate males, the coordinate female suffix being -astra.

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -astro not found

References

• Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -astrum, accusative singular of -aster. Cognate to French -âtre and Spanish -astro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.stro/
• Rhymes: -astro
• Hyphenation: -à‧stro

Suffix

-astro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -astri, feminine -astra)

1. used to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster

   ‎giovine (“young”) + ‎-astro → ‎giovinastro (“youngster”)

   ‎poeta (“poet”) + ‎-astro → ‎poetastro (“poetaster”)

2. step-

   ‎fratello (“brother”) + ‎-astro → ‎fratellastro (“stepbrother”)

   ‎sorella (“sister”) + ‎-astra → ‎sorellastra (“stepsister”)

   ‎figlio (“son”) + ‎-astro → ‎figliastro (“stepson”)

Suffix

-astro (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -astra, masculine plural -astri, feminine plural -astre)

1. appended to a colour/color; -ish

   ‎bianco (“white”) + ‎-astro → ‎biancastro (“whitish”)

   ‎nero (“black”) + ‎-astro → ‎nerastro (“blackish”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -astro

Anagrams

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

Latin

Adjective

-astrō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -aster

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -aster.

Suffix

-astro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -astros)

1. -aster (forms pejoratives)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -aster.

Suffix

-astro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -astros, feminine -astra, feminine plural -astras)

1. forms nouns with a pejorative or lower meaning

   ‎político (“politician”) + ‎-astro → ‎politicastro (“corrupt politician”)

   ‎hermano (“brother”) + ‎-astro → ‎hermanastro (“stepbrother”)

   ‎hijo (“son”) + ‎-astro → ‎hijastro (“stepson”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -astro

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