pastuch

See also: Pastuch

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpastux]

Noun

pastuch m anim (female equivalent pastuchyně)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of pastucha (“herdsman”)

Declension

Declension of pastuch (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	pastuch	pastuchové
genitive	pastucha	pastuchů
dative	pastuchovi, pastuchu	pastuchům
accusative	pastucha	pastuchy
vocative	pastuchu	pastuchové
locative	pastuchovi, pastuchu	pastuších
instrumental	pastuchem	pastuchy

Further reading

• “pastuch”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pastuch”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ.

Noun

pastuch m animal

1. stallion (uncastrated male horse)

   Synonym: hengist

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pastuch”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pastuch”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.tux/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -astux
• Syllabification: pas‧tuch

Noun

pastuch m pers (female equivalent pastuszka, diminutive pastuszek)

1. herdsman, cattleman, cowherd, goatherd

   Synonyms: pasterz, skierdż

2. (derogatory) an uneducated, backward person, especially one of rural origin

Declension

Declension of pastuch

	singular	plural
nominative	pastuch	pastuchowie / pastusi / pastuchy
genitive	pastucha	pastuchów
dative	pastuchowi	pastuchom
accusative	pastucha	pastuchów
instrumental	pastuchem	pastuchami
locative	pastuchu	pastuchach
vocative	pastuchu	pastuchowie / pastusi / pastuchy

Noun

pastuch m inan

1. (colloquial, agriculture) Ellipsis of elektryczny pastuch (“electric fence”)
2. defibrillator (device)

   Synonym: defibrylator

Declension

Declension of pastuch

	singular	plural
nominative	pastuch	pastuchy
genitive	pastucha	pastuchów
dative	pastuchowi	pastuchom
accusative	pastuch	pastuchy
instrumental	pastuchem	pastuchami
locative	pastuchu	pastuchach
vocative	pastuchu	pastuchy

Derived terms

adjectives

• pastusi
• pastuszy

 

Related terms

verb

• paść

 

Further reading

• pastuch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pastuch in Polish dictionaries at PWN