Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astraea

/æˈstɹiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: as-traea
IPA: /æˈstɹiːə/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Greek goddess of stars and justice; similar to Dike, equivalent to the Roman goddess Justitia.

name

The asteroid 5 Astraea.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀστραῖα (Astraîa, literally “star maiden”)

Synonyms

⚓︎ ⯙

Questions

How do you pronounce astraea?: The recorded pronunciation is /æˈstɹiːə/.
What does astraea mean?: The Greek goddess of stars and justice; similar to Dike, equivalent to the Roman goddess Justitia.
Where does astraea come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀστραῖα (Astraîa, literally “star maiden”)

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