[ˈas.tʊr], [ˈas.tur]
OriginVarious etymologies exist:
* From acceptor (“receiver”), with influence from accipiter.
* From astēr (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
* Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)stornos (“starling”), from *(h₂)stern-, whence Latin sturnus, Ancient Greek ἀστραλός (astralós), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“starling”), Old English stær.
- declension-3, masculineA species of hawk
Formsasturis(genitive) · astur(nominative, singular) · asturēs(nominative, plural) · asturis(genitive, singular) · asturum(genitive, plural) · asturī(dative, singular) · asturibus(dative, plural) · asturem(accusative, singular) · asturēs(accusative, plural) · asture(ablative, singular) · asturibus(ablative, plural) · astur(singular, vocative) · asturēs(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary