παστός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pas.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/

Adjective

πᾰστός • (pastós) m (feminine πᾰστή, neuter πᾰστόν); first/second declension

sprinkled with salt, salted

Declension

First and second declension of πᾰστός; πᾰστή; πᾰστόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰστός pastós	πᾰστή pastḗ	πᾰστόν pastón	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστοί pastoí	πᾰσταί pastaí	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Genitive	πᾰστοῦ pastoû	πᾰστῆς pastês	πᾰστοῦ pastoû	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰσταῖν pastaîn	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰστῶν pastôn	πᾰστῶν pastôn	πᾰστῶν pastôn
Dative	πᾰστῷ pastôi	πᾰστῇ pastêi	πᾰστῷ pastôi	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰσταῖν pastaîn	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰστοῖς pastoîs	πᾰσταῖς pastaîs	πᾰστοῖς pastoîs
Accusative	πᾰστόν pastón	πᾰστήν pastḗn	πᾰστόν pastón	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστούς pastoús	πᾰστᾱ́ς pastā́s	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Vocative	πᾰστέ pasté	πᾰστή pastḗ	πᾰστόν pastón	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστοί pastoí	πᾰσταί pastaí	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰστῶς pastôs			πᾰστότερος pastóteros			πᾰστότᾰτος pastótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κατάπαστος (katápastos)
παστόν (pastón)
χρυσόπαστος (khrusópastos)

Etymology 2

From the same origin as Etymology 1, with semantic confluence with παστάς (pastás, “annex, porch”), as bridal chambers were "luxuriously strewn".^[2]

Noun

πᾰστός • (pastós) m (genitive πᾰστοῦ); second declension

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ πᾰστός; τοῦ πᾰστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πᾰστός ho pastós	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ pastṓ	οἱ πᾰστοί hoi pastoí
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰστοῦ toû pastoû	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn pastoîn	τῶν πᾰστῶν tôn pastôn
Dative	τῷ πᾰστῷ tôi pastôi	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn pastoîn	τοῖς πᾰστοῖς toîs pastoîs
Accusative	τὸν πᾰστόν tòn pastón	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ pastṓ	τοὺς πᾰστούς toùs pastoús
Vocative	πᾰστέ pasté	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστοί pastoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

παστοφόριον (pastophórion)
παστοφόρος (pastophóros)
παστόω (pastóō)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1155-6
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παστός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1156

Greek

Etymology

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

Adjective

παστός • (pastós) m (feminine παστή, neuter παστό)

salted, preserved with salt, corned
παστό χοιρινό ― pastó choirinó ― salt pork

παστό βοδινό ― pastó vodinó ― corned beef

Declension

Declension of παστός

number case \ gender	singular			plural
number case \ gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παστός •	παστή •	παστό •	παστοί •	παστές •	παστά •
genitive	παστού •	παστής •	παστού •	παστών •	παστών •	παστών •
accusative	παστό •	παστή •	παστό •	παστούς •	παστές •	παστά •
vocative	παστέ •	παστή •	παστό •	παστοί •	παστές •	παστά •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παστός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παστός, etc.)

Synonyms

αλατιστός (alatistós)

Derived terms

παστό βοδινό n (pastó vodinó, “corned beef”)

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1155-6

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “παστός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1156

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Contents

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

References

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