Astro- - Wiktionary

See also: Astro, astro, and -astro

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”).

Prefix

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astro-

1. celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy
2. (specifically) stars Hyponym: helio- ‎astro- + ‎centric → ‎astrocentric

Derived terms

[edit] English terms prefixed with astro- astroagricultural astroagriculture astroanthropology astroarchaeology astroarchitecture astrobleme astrophyllite astration astrobabble astrobacteriology astroballistic astroballistics astrobiological astrobiologically astrobiologist astrobiology astroblast astro-boffin astrobot astrobotany astrocartography astrocentric astrochemical astrochemistry astrochimp astrochronological astrochronology astrocladistics astroclimate astroclimatic astrocompass astrocosmic astrocyte astrocytomatous astrodiagnosis astrodome astrodynamic astrodynamical astrodynamics astroecological astroecologist astroecology astroengineer astroengineering astroethical astroethics astrofest astrogenesis astrogeny astrogeodesy astrogeodetic astrogeography astrogeological astrogeologist astrogeology astrogeometry astrogeophysical astrogeophysicist astrogeophysics astroglaciology astroglia astroglioma astrogliopathy astrognosy astrograph astrography astrohistory astroinformatics astrointerferometer astrolater astrolatry astrolaw astrolinguistics astrolithology astrologue astrology astromancy astromantic astromaterial astromathematical astromathematics astrometeorological astrometeorologist astrometeorology astrometer astrometric astrometry astromicrobiology astromolecule astromythology astronaut astrogate astronavigation astronavigational astronavigator astronomy astronuclear oligoastrocytoma astronym astroparticle astropause astrophilatelist astrophilately astrophile astrophilia astrophilic astrophilosophy astrophobia astrophoto astrophotograph astrophotographer astrophotography astrophotometer astrophotometric astrophotometrical astrophotometry astrophotonic astrophotonics astrophysical astrophysicist astrophysics astropolitical astropolitics astropreneur astroproject astroprojection astrosclereid astroscope astroscopic astroscopy astroseismic astroseismically astroseismicity astroseismological astroseismology astrosheath astroship astrosophy astrospectroscopic astrospectroscopy astrosphere astrostatistical astrostatistics astrotail astrotech astrotechnology astrotheological astrotheology astrotourism astrotourist astrotracker AstroTurf astrovideography astroviral astrovirology astrozoology

• astrogation
• astrolabe
• astrologer
• astrology
• astronaut
• astronautics
• astronomical
• astronomer
• astronomy
• astrophysics

Related terms

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• aster

Translations

[edit] celestial bodies

Asturian: astro- Catalan: astro- Czech: astro- (cs) Finnish: astro- (fi) French: astro- (fr) Galician: astro- Georgian: ასტრო- (asṭro-) German: astro- (de) Italian: astro- Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: astro- (ku), stêr- Polish: astro- (pl) Portuguese: astro- Russian: астро- (ru) (astro-) Spanish: astro- (es)

Anagrams

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• Astor, Roats, Sarot, Troas, artos, ratos, roast, rotas, sorta, taros, tarso-

Catalan

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Catalan terms prefixed with astro- astrofísic astrofísica astrografia astròleg astronau astronauta astroquímic astroquímica

Further reading

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• “astro-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [astro ]

Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Czech terms prefixed with astro- astroláb astrologický astronautický astronautika astronom astronomie astrofyzik astrofyzika astrolog astrologie astronaut

Related terms

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• asteroid
• astra
• astrální

Further reading

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• “astro-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• astro- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-; (pertaining to stars)

Derived terms

[edit] Danish terms prefixed with astro- astrofysik astronomi

Further reading

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• “astro-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈɑstroː/

• Audio:

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Dutch terms prefixed with astro- astrologie astroloog astronomie astronoom

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English astro-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈɑstro-/, [ˈɑ̝s̠.tro̞-]

Prefix

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astro-

1. (in loanwords) astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Finnish terms prefixed with astro- astrobiologi astrobiologia astrofysiikka astrogeologi astrogeologia astrokemia astrologi astrologia astrologinen astrometria astronomi astronomia

Anagrams

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• sorat, stora

French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /as.tʁo/

Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] French terms prefixed with astro- astroarchéologie astrobiologie astrobiologique astrobiologiste astrochimie astrogéologie astrolâtre astrolâtrie astrologie astrologue astromatériau astrométrie astromobile astronaute astronef astronomie astroïde astroparticule astrophotographe astrophotographie astrophysicien astrophysique astrosismologie astrosphère

Further reading

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• “astro-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

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Pronunciation

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] German terms prefixed with astro- Astrobiologie Astrogeologie Astrologie Astrophysik Astrophysiker

Italian

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Italian terms prefixed with astro- astroarcheologia astrobiologia astrobussola astrochimica astrochimico astrocita astrocupola astrodinamica astrodinamico astrofilo astrofisica astrofisico astrofotografia astrofotografo astrofotometria astrofotometro astrogeologia astrogeologo astrografia astrografico astrografo astrolatria astrologia astrologo astrometria astrometrico astronauta astronautica astronautico astronave astronavigazione astroporto astrospettrografia astrospettrografo astrospettroscopia astrospettroscopio astrostatistica astroturismo

Anagrams

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with astro- astrofysikk

References

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• “astro-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with astro- astrofysikk

References

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• “astro-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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Etymology

[edit] Etymology treeProto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-Proto-Indo-European *-tḗrProto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrProto-Hellenic *astḗrAncient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)der.Polish astro-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /as.trɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -astrɔ
• Syllabification: as‧tro-

Prefix

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astro-

1. astro- ‎astro- + ‎fizyka → ‎astrofizyka

Derived terms

[edit] Polish terms prefixed with astro- astrobiolog astrobiologiczny astrochemiczny astrofizyczny astrofizyk astrolabium astrolog astrologicznie astrologiczny astrometryczny astronautka astronautyczny astronautyka astronawigacyjny astronom astronomicznie astronomiczny astronomka astrobiologia astrobotanika astrochemia astrocyt astrofizyka astrofotografia astrofotometr astrofotometria astrognozja astrograf astrografia asteroida astrokamera astrokompas astrokopuła astrolatria astromancja astrometeorologia astrometr astrometria astronauta astronawigacja astronomia astroorientacja astrowieżyczka

Further reading

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• astro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Portuguese terms prefixed with astro- astrobiologia astrócito astrofísica astrofísico astronauta astronave astropolítica astropolítico astroquímica astroquímico astroturismo

Further reading

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• “astro-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Romanian terms prefixed with astro- astrobiologie astrobotanică astrochimie astroclimat astrodom astrofizic astrofizică astrofotografie astrofotometrie astrografie astrolatrie astrolog astrologie astrometeorologie astrometrie astrometru astronaut astronom astronomie astroscop astroscopie astrosferă

Related terms

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• astru

Spanish

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-

Derived terms

[edit] Spanish terms prefixed with astro- astrobiología astrocito astrofísica astrofísico astrofotografía astrometría astronauta astronave astroquímica astroquímico astroturismo

Further reading

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• “astro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

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Prefix

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astro-

1. astro-; pertaining to stars

Derived terms

[edit] Swedish terms prefixed with astro- astrofysik astrolog astronaut astronom astronomi

Anagrams

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• ostar, roats, rosta, stora, trosa