pastuch

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

pastuch m anim (female equivalent pastuchyně)

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

Declension

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:(file)
  • 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

Noun

pastuch m inan

  1. (colloquial, agriculture) Ellipsis of elektryczny pastuch (electric fence)
  2. defibrillator (device)
    Synonym: defibrylator

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
verb

Further reading

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