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-aster
-aster
English
Suffix
-aster
- Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-aster'>English words suffixed with -aster</a>
Related terms
Translations
-aster
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ter/, [ˈas.tɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ter/
Etymology 1
From suffix originally forming Ancient Greek nouns from verbs ending in -άζειν (-ázein).
Alternative forms
Suffix
-aster m (genitive -astrī); second declension
- suffix of nouns, expressing incomplete resemblance, hence generally pejorative.
Inflection
Second declension, nominative singular in -er.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -aster | -astrī |
| genitive | -astrī | -astrōrum |
| dative | -astrō | -astrīs |
| accusative | -astrum | -astrōs |
| ablative | -astrō | -astrīs |
| vocative | -aster1 | -astrī |
1May also be -astre.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-aster'>Latin words suffixed with -aster</a>