astral
English
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æstɹəl
Adjective
astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)
- Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
- 1669 June (first performance), John Dryden, Tyrannick Love, or, The Royal Martyr. […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman, […], published 1670, OCLC 228732431, Act IV, scene i, page 29:
- Some Aſtral forms I muſt invoke by prayer, / Fram'd of all pureſt Atoms of the Air; [...]
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- (biology) Relating to an aster.
- astral rays
- astral sphere
- (parapsychology, theosophy) Relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals.
Synonyms
- (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Further reading
Noun
astral (plural astrals)
- (parapsychology) A supernatural being from the astral plane.
- 2009, David Wells, David Wells's Psychic Secrets (page 112)
- Now both of you sit there and wait for any guides to come to you, any astrals or people from that life to make themselves known to you.
- 2009, David Wells, David Wells's Psychic Secrets (page 112)
French
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.tʁal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
astral (feminine astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)
- (relational) astral
Further reading
- “astral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -ālis, the first element from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist astral | sie ist astral | es ist astral | sie sind astral | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | astraler | astrale | astrales | astrale |
genitive | astralen | astraler | astralen | astraler | |
dative | astralem | astraler | astralem | astralen | |
accusative | astralen | astrale | astrales | astrale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der astrale | die astrale | das astrale | die astralen |
genitive | des astralen | der astralen | des astralen | der astralen | |
dative | dem astralen | der astralen | dem astralen | den astralen | |
accusative | den astralen | die astrale | das astrale | die astralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein astraler | eine astrale | ein astrales | (keine) astralen |
genitive | eines astralen | einer astralen | eines astralen | (keiner) astralen | |
dative | einem astralen | einer astralen | einem astralen | (keinen) astralen | |
accusative | einen astralen | eine astrale | ein astrales | (keine) astralen |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch astraal, from Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈastral]
- Hyphenation: as‧tral
Adjective
astral
Further reading
- “astral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtɾaw/ [asˈtɾaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃˈtɾaw/ [aʃˈtɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃˈtɾal/ [ɐʃˈtɾaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: as‧tral
Adjective
astral m or f (plural astrais, not comparable)
- astral (relating to or resembling the stars)
- Synonym: estelar
- (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)
Derived terms
Noun
astral m (plural astrais)
References
- “astral” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “astral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French astral, from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Adjective
astral m or n (feminine singular astrală, masculine plural astrali, feminine and neuter plural astrale)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtɾal/ [asˈt̪ɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: as‧tral
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “astral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014