Astarte

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.

Proper noun

Astarte

  1. A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē), itself from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎ (ʿAštart).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /asˈtar.teː/, [äs̠ˈt̪ärt̪eː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈtar.te/, [äsˈt̪ärt̪e]

Proper noun

Astartē f sg (genitive Astartēs); first declension

  1. Astarte

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Astartē
Genitive Astartēs
Dative Astartae
Accusative Astartēn
Ablative Astartē
Vocative Astartē

References
  • “Astarte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Astarte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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