asterismo

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish asterismo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ris‧mo

Noun

asterismo

1. asterism

Italian

Noun

asterismo m (plural asterismi)

1. asterism (all senses)

Anagrams

• traessimo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.teˈɾiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.teˈɾiʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.tɨˈɾiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: as‧te‧ris‧mo

Noun

asterismo m (plural asterismos)

1. asterism (small group of stars)

Further reading

• “asterismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “asterismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Hellenic *astḗr

Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)

Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós)bor.

Spanish asterismo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asteˈɾismo/ [as.t̪eˈɾiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: as‧te‧ris‧mo

Noun

asterismo m (plural asterismos)

1. (astronomy) asterism, constellation (small group of stars)

   Synonym: constelación

Further reading

• “asterismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025