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pasta.

paste

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpas.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.ta]

  1. paste

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  2. pasta

    Late-Latin · New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá), from παστός (pastós), from πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”).

verb[ˈpaːs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.ta][ˈpaːs.taː]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.ta]

  1. inflection of pāstus (“fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified”): nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of pāstus (“fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified”): nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb[ˈpaːs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.ta][ˈpaːs.taː]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.ta]

  1. ablative feminine singular of pāstus (“fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified”)

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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