Translingual

Castor canadensis

Etymology

1398 Old French castor, from Latin castor ‎(“beaver”), from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ ‎(Kástōr).

Proper noun

Castor m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Castoridae – the beavers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Placentalia - cohort; Rodentia - order; Castorimorpha - suborder; Castoridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Castor fiber - type species; Castor canadensis – sole other extant species

English

Proper noun

Castor

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri
2. (astronomy) A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.

Translations

See also

• Pollux

Anagrams

• acrost, actors, co-star, costar, Croats, scrota

French

Proper noun

Castor

1. (Greek mythology) Castor.
2. (astronomy) Castor.

English

Alternative forms

• caster

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːs.tə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)
• Homophone: caster

Noun

castor ‎(plural castors)

1. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
2. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor.

3. A caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor).
4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
5. castoreum

Translations

Derived terms

• castor sugar

See also

• castor bean
• castor oil

Etymology 2

Named from Greek mythology; see Castor and Pollux. The name pollux was given to another mineral with which it was always found.

Noun

castor ‎(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of petalite found in Elba.

Synonyms

• castorite

Anagrams

• acrost, actors, co-star, costar, Croats, scrota

Asturian

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castores)

1. beaver

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin castor.

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castors)

1. beaver

French

castor

Etymology

From Latin castor ‎(“beaver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.tɔʁ/
• Homophone: castors

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castors)

1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

Synonyms

• (beaver): bièvre

Anagrams

• scorât

Galician

Etymology

From Latin castor ‎(“beaver”).

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castores)

1. beaver

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάστωρ ‎(kástōr), from Doric Greek κάστον (káston, "wood"). See also Sanskrit कस्तूरी ‎(kastūrī, “musk”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.tor/, [ˈkas.tɔr]

Noun

castor m ‎(genitive castoris); third declension

1. beaver

Synonyms

• fiber, beber (Late Latin)

Inflection

Third declension.

Descendants

See also

• Castor

References

• castor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• castor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CASTOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “castor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• castor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• castor in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French castor, from Latin castor ‎(“beaver”).

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castors)

1. (Jersey) beaver

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin castor ‎(“beaver”).

Noun

castor m (plural castores)

1. beaver

Romanian

Castori

Etymology

Borrowing from French castor and its source, Latin castor, from Ancient Greek κάστωρ ‎(kástōr).

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castori)

1. beaver

Declension

Synonyms

• biber (less common)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin castor ‎(“beaver”).

Noun

castor m ‎(plural castores)

1. beaver