pastis

See also: pastís and paŝtis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pastis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pæsˈtiːs/, /pæsˈtɪs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs, -ɪs

Noun

pastis (countable and uncountable, plural pastises)

  1. A liqueur containing aniseed.

Further reading

Catalan

Verb

pastis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of pastar

Danish

Etymology

From French pastis, from Occitan pastís, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈsdis]

Noun

pastis c (singular definite pastissen, plural indefinite pastisser)

  1. pastis

Declension

Declension of pastis
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pastis pastissen pastisser pastisserne
genitive pastiss pastissens pastissers pastissernes

See also

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan pastis or Old Occitan pastis, pastitz, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta. Doublet of pastiche, which was taken from Italian pasticcio. Compare also pâtisser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pas.tis/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

  1. pastis
    Synonyms: jaune, pastaga
  2. (figurative, Provence) mess (difficult situation)
    Synonyms: imbroglio, embrouillamini, bordel

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

pastīs f

  1. dative/ablative plural of pasta (paste)

Participle

pāstīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of pāstus (fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified)

Spanish

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

  1. pastis