pastinum

Latin

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *paxati (sense 2) (“to plow”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpas.ti.num/, [ˈpäs̠t̪ɪnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpas.ti.num/, [ˈpäst̪inum]

Noun

pastinum n (genitive pastinī); second declension

  1. A kind of two-pronged dibble
  2. The action of hoeing
  3. A hoed soil or field

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pastinum pastina
Genitive pastinī pastinōrum
Dative pastinō pastinīs
Accusative pastinum pastina
Ablative pastinō pastinīs
Vocative pastinum pastina

Derived terms

References
  • pastinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “паха́ть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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