ἀστερίσκος

See also: αστερίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀστερῐ́σκος • (asterĭ́skos) m (genitive ἀστερῐ́σκου); second declension

  1. little star
  2. asterisk, the mark *
  3. Italian aster (Aster amellus)
    Synonyms: ἀστέρῐον (astérĭon), ὑόφθᾰλμος (huóphthălmos)
  4. (botany) capsule of the poppy
  5. small wheel with projections
  6. (geometry) geometrical figure shaped like a star

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἀστερῐ́σκος; τοῦ ἀστερῐ́σκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἀστερῐ́σκος
ho asterĭ́skos 		τὼ ἀστερῐ́σκω
tṑ asterĭ́skō 		οἱ ἀστερῐ́σκοι
hoi asterĭ́skoi
Genitive τοῦ ἀστερῐ́σκου
toû asterĭ́skou 		τοῖν ἀστερῐ́σκοιν
toîn asterĭ́skoin 		τῶν ἀστερῐ́σκων
tôn asterĭ́skōn
Dative τῷ ἀστερῐ́σκῳ
tōî asterĭ́skōi 		τοῖν ἀστερῐ́σκοιν
toîn asterĭ́skoin 		τοῖς ἀστερῐ́σκοις
toîs asterĭ́skois
Accusative τὸν ἀστερῐ́σκον
tòn asterĭ́skon 		τὼ ἀστερῐ́σκω
tṑ asterĭ́skō 		τοὺς ἀστερῐ́σκους
toùs asterĭ́skous
Vocative ἀστερῐ́σκε
asterĭ́ske 		ἀστερῐ́σκω
asterĭ́skō 		ἀστερῐ́σκοι
asterĭ́skoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀστερῐ́σκῐον (asterĭ́skĭon)

Descendants

Further reading

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