Astarte

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη (Astártē), from Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar).

Proper noun

Astarte

  1. A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war; cognate in name, origin, and function with the goddess Ishtar of Mesopotamian texts.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Astartē f (genitive Astartēs); first declension

  1. Astarte

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

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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