-aster

See also: aster, Aster, and áster

English

Etymology

From Latin -aster (“little, petty, partial, incomplete”).

Suffix

-aster

  1. Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.
    poet + ‎-aster → ‎poetaster (“unskilled poet”)
    critic + ‎-aster → ‎criticaster (“petty critic”)

Derived terms

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Translations

  • Ido: ,
  • Portuguese: ,
  • Spanish: , ,

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From suffix originally forming nouns from verbs ending in .

Pronunciation

Suffix

  1. .
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