ἄστυ

See also: άστυ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ϝάστυ (wástu), from Proto-Hellenic *wástu, with possible connection with Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, house), Latin verna, Tocharian A waṣt and Tocharian B ost.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄστῠ (ástu) n (genitive ἄστεως); third declension

  1. a town, city; the inhabited part of a city in particular, rather than the citadel
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.332
      ἀλλ’ ἄγε μίμνετε πάντες ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοὶ
      αὐτοῦ εἰς ὅ κεν ἄστυ μέγα Πριάμοιο ἕλωμεν
      all’ áge mímnete pántes eüknḗmides Akhaioì
      autoû eis hó ken ástu méga Priámoio hélōmen
      Nay, come, abide ye all, ye well-greaved Achaeans, even where ye are, until we take the great city of Priam.

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀστεῖος (asteîos)
  • ἀστικός (astikós)
  • ἀστῑ́της (astī́tēs)
  • ἀστός (astós)
  • ἄστῠδε (ástude)
  • ἄστῠρον (ásturon)

Descendants

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄστυ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 158
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