Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astarte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: as-tarte
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Astarte, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) via Ancient Greek Ἀστάρτη (Astártē). Doublet of Ashtoreth and Ishtar.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Astarte, 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕, Ἀστάρτη

Inflected Forms

Ashtoreth (alternative)

Questions

What does astarte mean?: A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.
Where does astarte come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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