Kastor
Kastor is an ancient Greek name celebrated in mythology as one of the Dioscuri, the inseparable twin brothers Castor and Pollux. It embodies powerful themes of brotherly love, valor, and classical heroism. The name is also famously borne by one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisAn ancient Greek name of uncertain meaning, traditionally interpreted as 'shining' or 'excelling'.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza zo starogréckeho Κάστωρ (Kástōr). Jeho presná etymológia nie je istá: tradične sa spája so slovesom κέκασμαι (kékasmai) vo význame „vynikať, žiariť“, prípadne so starogréckym slovom κάστωρ označujúcim bobra. V gréckej mytológii bol Kastor jedným z Dioskúrov, synom Lédy a bratom Polydeuka.
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KASTOR
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling14 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
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