gaster
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.stɚ/
- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Noun edit
gaster (plural gasters)
- (anatomy, rare) The stomach.
- (zootomy, entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants).
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “gaster”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡas.ter/, [ˈɡäs̠t̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡas.ter/, [ˈɡäst̪er]
Noun edit
gaster f (variously declined, genitive gasteris or gastrī); third declension, second declension
Inflection edit
Third-declension noun or second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | gaster | gasterēs gastrī |
Genitive | gasteris gastrī |
gasterum gastrōrum |
Dative | gasterī gastrō |
gasteribus gastrīs |
Accusative | gasterem gastrum |
gasterēs gastrōs |
Ablative | gastere gastrō |
gasteribus gastrīs |
Vocative | gaster | gasterēs gastrī |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “gaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French, from Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.
Verb edit
gaster
Conjugation edit
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | simple | gaster | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | gastant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | gasté | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | gaste | gastes | gaste | gastons | gastez | gastent |
imperfect | gastois, gastoys | gastois, gastoys | gastoit, gastoyt | gastions, gastyons | gastiez, gastyez | gastoient, gastoyent | |
past historic | gasta | gastas | gasta | gastasmes | gastastes | gasterent | |
future | gasterai, gasteray | gasteras | gastera | gasterons | gasterez | gasteront | |
conditional | gasterois, gasteroys | gasterois, gasteroys | gasteroit, gasteroyt | gasterions, gasteryons | gasteriez, gasteryez | gasteroient, gasteroyent | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | gaste | gastes | gaste | gastons | gastez | gastent |
imperfect | gastasse | gastasses | gastast | gastassions | gastassiez | gastassent | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | gaste | — | gastons | gastez | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). |
Synonyms edit
- (to destroy): destruire
Descendants edit
- French: gâter
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.
Verb edit
gaster
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | gaster | avoir gasté | |||||
gerund | en gastant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | gastant | ||||||
past participle | gasté | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | gast | gastes | gaste | gastons | gastez | gastent |
imperfect | gastoie, gasteie, gastoe, gasteve | gastoies, gasteies, gastoes, gasteves | gastoit, gasteit, gastot, gasteve | gastiiens, gastiens | gastiiez, gastiez | gastoient, gasteient, gastoent, gastevent | |
preterite | gastai | gastas | gasta | gastames | gastastes | gasterent | |
future | gasterai | gasteras | gastera | gasterons | gasteroiz, gastereiz, gasterez | gasteront | |
conditional | gasteroie, gastereie | gasteroies, gastereies | gasteroit, gastereit | gasteriiens, gasteriens | gasteriiez, gasteriez | gasteroient, gastereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | gast | gaz | gast | gastons | gastez | gastent |
imperfect | gastasse | gastasses | gastast | gastissons, gastissiens | gastissoiz, gastissez, gastissiez | gastassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | gaste | — | gastons | gastez | — |
Synonyms edit
- (to destroy): destruire