pastinaca

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”); related to pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.stiˈna.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: pa‧sti‧nà‧ca

Noun

pastinaca f (plural pastinache)

  1. parsnip (plant or vegetable)
  2. (zoology) stingray

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Latin

Etymology

From pastinum (“kind of two-pronged dibble”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pastināca f (genitive pastinācae); first declension

  1. parsnip
  2. stingray

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pastināca pastinācae
Genitive pastinācae pastinācārum
Dative pastinācae pastinācīs
Accusative pastinācam pastinācās
Ablative pastinācā pastinācīs
Vocative pastināca pastinācae

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pastinaca.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pas‧ti‧na‧ca

Noun

pastinaca f (plural pastinacas)

  1. parsnip (Pastinaca sativa, a plant known for its edible root)
    Synonyms: cherovia, cenoura-brava
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