ἀστερίσκος

See also: αστερίσκος

Ancient Greek

From ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ískos, diminutive suffix).

ἀστερῐ́σκος • (asterískos) m (genitive ἀστερῐ́σκου); second declension

little star
asterisk, the mark *
Italian aster (Aster amellus)
Synonyms: ἀστέρῐον (astérion), ὑόφθᾰλμος (huóphthalmos)
(botany) capsule of the poppy
small wheel with projections
(geometry) geometrical figure shaped like a star

Second declension of ὁ ἀστερῐ́σκος; τοῦ ἀστερῐ́σκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀστερῐ́σκος ho asterískos	τὼ ἀστερῐ́σκω tṑ asterískō	οἱ ἀστερῐ́σκοι hoi asterískoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἀστερῐ́σκου toû asterískou	τοῖν ἀστερῐ́σκοιν toîn asterískoin	τῶν ἀστερῐ́σκων tôn asterískōn
Dative	τῷ ἀστερῐ́σκῳ tôi asterískōi	τοῖν ἀστερῐ́σκοιν toîn asterískoin	τοῖς ἀστερῐ́σκοις toîs asterískois
Accusative	τὸν ἀστερῐ́σκον tòn asterískon	τὼ ἀστερῐ́σκω tṑ asterískō	τοὺς ἀστερῐ́σκους toùs asterískous
Vocative	ἀστερῐ́σκε asteríske	ἀστερῐ́σκω asterískō	ἀστερῐ́σκοι asterískoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.