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2006-06-12 18:13:10 · 2 answers · asked by oxfordcomma 2 in Society & Culture Languages

I found an expert on another site that gave me this:

Hello,

"Southern Star" is exactly " Notios astér" ( in Greek letters Νοτιος
αστηρ, as you wrote), not "Notios astir".

In fact in ancient Greek the adjective 'Notios' means 'moist, damp, rainy' and therefore 'southern' as it is in the South that 'notia
pneumata'(in the nominative neuter) are blowing , i.e. the southerly winds, which just bring rain. Moreover the south wind, personified as god of the South wind, is
called ' Notos', a noun which has the same stem as 'notios' , and 'Notia thalassa' means 'Southern sea', i.e. Indian Ocean.

As for 'astir' with the 'i' (iota in Greek), it is wrong in ancient Greek, where there is a long 'e' (eta in greek) and then 'star' is 'astér' with the accent on the 'e'.

Finally I must point out that "Notios astér" is in the nominative, of course, as you said that it must be the name/title of a newsletter
.

Hope all is clear enough.
Best,
Maria

2006-06-16 12:23:23 · update #1

2 answers

I think it is Notios astir (Νοτιος αστηρ) but that's just a guess, I'm not 100% sure for that. In modern Greek, though, I'm pretty sure it is Asteri tou Notou (Αστερι του Νοτου)

2006-06-12 20:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by Natasha 4 · 4 0

dont know ..

2006-06-13 01:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0 0

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