asteroide

See also: Asteroide, asteróide, asteroïde, and astéroïde

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /as̺teɾoi̯de/ [as̺.t̪e.ɾoi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oi̯de, -e
• Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide inan

1. (astronomy) asteroid

Declension

Declension of asteroide (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	asteroide	asteroidea	asteroideak
ergative	asteroidek	asteroideak	asteroideek
dative	asteroideri	asteroideari	asteroideei
genitive	asteroideren	asteroidearen	asteroideen
comitative	asteroiderekin	asteroidearekin	asteroideekin
causative	asteroiderengatik	asteroidearengatik	asteroideengatik
benefactive	asteroiderentzat	asteroidearentzat	asteroideentzat
instrumental	asteroidez	asteroideaz	asteroideez
inessive	asteroidetan	asteroidean	asteroideetan
locative	asteroidetako	asteroideko	asteroideetako
allative	asteroidetara	asteroidera	asteroideetara
terminative	asteroidetaraino	asteroideraino	asteroideetaraino
directive	asteroidetarantz	asteroiderantz	asteroideetarantz
destinative	asteroidetarako	asteroiderako	asteroideetarako
ablative	asteroidetatik	asteroidetik	asteroideetatik
partitive	asteroiderik	—	—
prolative	asteroidetzat	—	—

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.təˈɾɔj.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [as.teˈɾɔj.ðe]

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide c (singular definite asteroiden, plural indefinite asteroider)

1. asteroid

Declension

Declension of asteroide

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asteroide	asteroiden	asteroider	asteroiderne
genitive	asteroides	asteroidens	asteroiders	asteroidernes

References

• “asteroide” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Italian

Etymology

From astro +‎ -oide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.steˈrɔj.de/

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• Rhymes: -ɔjde
• Hyphenation: a‧ste‧ròi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroidi)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

Anagrams

• esordiate, steroidea

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroider, definite plural asteroidene)

1. (astronomy) an asteroid

References

• “asteroide” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Noun

asteroide m (definite singular asteroiden, indefinite plural asteroidar, definite plural asteroidane)

1. (astronomy) an asteroid

References

• “asteroide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• asteróide (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.teˈɾɔj.d͡ʒi/ [aʃ.teˈɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾɔj.de/ [as.teˈɾɔɪ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.dɨ/ [ɐʃ.tɨˈɾɔj.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid
2. (zoology) asteroid (any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea)

   Synonym: estrela-do-mar

3. (Brazil, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of esteroide

Adjective

asteroide m or f (plural asteroides, not comparable)

1. (astronomy) starlike, star-shaped

   Synonym: estrelário

2. (zoology, relational) Of, or pertaining to, the class Asteroidea

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “asteroide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “asteroide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteˈɾoide/ [as.t̪eˈɾoi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oide
• Syllabification: as‧te‧roi‧de

Noun

asteroide m (plural asteroides)

1. (astronomy) asteroid

   Synonym: planetoide

Derived terms

• cinturón de asteroides

Adjective

asteroide m or f (masculine and feminine plural asteroides)

1. starlike, star-shaped

Further reading

• “asteroide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteɾoiˈde/
• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ro‧i‧de

Noun

asteroide

1. dative singular of asteroit