Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

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