-astro

Astro astro astro- Interlingua Etymology ia en -aster, ia fr -âtre, ia it,pt,es -astro, all ultimately from ia la -aster and la -astrum. Pronunciation ia /ˈastro/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a someone inferior or worthless; -aster ia poeta poet poetastro poetaster ia judice judge judicastro incompetent judge forms nouns from nouns, denoting a collection; step- ia patre father patrastro stepfather ia filia daughter filiastra -astra stepdaughter Usage notes This suffix is used to indicate males, the coordinate female suffix being ia -astra. Derived terms ia References Italian Etymology From it la -astrum,-astro accusative singular of la -aster. Cognate to fr -âtre and es -astro. Pronunciation -àstro Suffix m +it pejorative suffixes used to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster it giovine giovinastro young youngster it poeta poetastro poet poetaster step- it fratello fratellastro brother stepbrother it sorella sorellastra sister stepsister -astra it figlio<t:son> figliastro<t:stepson> Suffix appended to a colour/color; -ish it bianco biancastro white whitish it nero nerastro black blackish Derived terms it References Anagrams it aorst Tarso rosta sarto sorta staro starò tarso Latin Adjective la adjective form -astrō la -aster dat//abl m//n s Portuguese Etymology pt :uder la:-aster + 1 Suffix m -aster forms pejoratives Further reading Spanish Etymology es :inh la:-aster + 1 Suffix m +es pejorative suffixes forms nouns with a pejorative or lower meaning es político politician politicastro corrupt politician es hermano brother hermanastro stepbrother es hijo son hijastro stepson Derived terms es Further reading