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 • (păstós) 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 păstós	πᾰστή păstḗ	πᾰστόν păstón	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ păstā́	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστοί păstoí	πᾰσταί păstaí	πᾰστᾰ́ păstắ
Genitive	πᾰστοῦ păstoû	πᾰστῆς păstês	πᾰστοῦ păstoû	πᾰστοῖν păstoîn	πᾰσταῖν păstaîn	πᾰστοῖν păstoîn	πᾰστῶν păstôn	πᾰστῶν păstôn	πᾰστῶν păstôn
Dative	πᾰστῷ păstōî	πᾰστῇ păstēî	πᾰστῷ păstōî	πᾰστοῖν păstoîn	πᾰσταῖν păstaîn	πᾰστοῖν păstoîn	πᾰστοῖς păstoîs	πᾰσταῖς păstaîs	πᾰστοῖς păstoîs
Accusative	πᾰστόν păstón	πᾰστήν păstḗn	πᾰστόν păstón	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ păstā́	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστούς păstoús	πᾰστᾱ́ς păstā́s	πᾰστᾰ́ păstắ
Vocative	πᾰστέ păsté	πᾰστή păstḗ	πᾰστόν păstón	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ păstā́	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστοί păstoí	πᾰσταί păstaí	πᾰστᾰ́ păstắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰστῶς păstôs			πᾰστότερος păstóteros			πᾰστότᾰτος păstótătos
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 • (păstós) m (genitive πᾰστοῦ); second declension

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ πᾰστός; τοῦ πᾰστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πᾰστός ho păstós	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ păstṓ	οἱ πᾰστοί hoi păstoí
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰστοῦ toû păstoû	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn păstoîn	τῶν πᾰστῶν tôn păstôn
Dative	τῷ πᾰστῷ tōî păstōî	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn păstoîn	τοῖς πᾰστοῖς toîs păstoîs
Accusative	τὸν πᾰστόν tòn păstón	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ păstṓ	τοὺς πᾰστούς toùs păstoús
Vocative	πᾰστέ păsté	πᾰστώ păstṓ	πᾰστοί păstoí
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
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παστός (pastós)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)	παστοί (pastoí)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)
genitive	παστού (pastoú)	παστής (pastís)	παστού (pastoú)	παστών (pastón)	παστών (pastón)	παστών (pastón)
accusative	παστό (pastó)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)	παστούς (pastoús)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)
vocative	παστέ (pasté)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)	παστοί (pastoí)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)

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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Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

References

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