HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of -aster | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.

morpheme

Equivalents

Español -astra -astre -astro
Français -âtre
Português -acho -astro

Examples

“poet + -aster → poetaster (“unskilled poet”)”
“critic + -aster → criticaster (“petty critic”)”
“pillar + -aster → pilaster (“pillar that does not provide support”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See -aster used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course