pastellus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of pasta (“paste, dough”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pasˈtel.lus/, [päs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pasˈtel.lus/, [päsˈt̪ɛlːus]

Noun

pastellus m (genitive pastellī); second declension

1. a seal made of wax

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pastellus	pastellī
Genitive	pastellī	pastellōrum
Dative	pastellō	pastellīs
Accusative	pastellum	pastellōs
Ablative	pastellō	pastellīs
Vocative	pastelle	pastellī

References

• pastellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.