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, Act IV, scene i, page 29:
- Some Aſtral forms I muſt invoke by prayer, / Fram'd of all pureſt Atoms of the Air; [...]
- (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
- “astral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “astral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.tʁal/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- année astrale
- corps astral
- culte astral
- fluide astral
- lampe astrale
- thème astral
Further reading
- “astral” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “astral” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
Derived terms
- Astralleib
- Astralprojektion
- Astralreise
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, 2003–2024.
- “astral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed 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
Borrowed 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