Bastet
See also: bastet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Egyptian bꜣstjt (“Bastet”, literally “she of the ointment jar”).
Proper noun
Bastet
- (Egyptian mythology) The goddess of the sun and the moon, of cats, and Lower Egypt; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah, often depicted as having a she-cat's head.
Coordinate terms
Translations
ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin Bastet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbas.tɛt/
- Rhymes: -astɛt
- Syllabification: Bas‧tet
Proper noun
Bastet f (indeclinable)
- (Egyptian mythology) Bastet (ancient Egyptian goddess of the Sun and the Moon, cats, and Lower Egypt, commonly depicted with the head of a cat)