pinaster
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pīnaster (“a wild pine”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Noun
pinaster (plural pinasters)
- The maritime pine (species Pinus pinaster), that grows in southern Europe.
References
- “pinaster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Painters, Parentis, painters, pantries, pertains, pine tars, pristane, repaints, star pine, terapins
Latin
Etymology
From pīn(us) (“pine”) + -aster.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [piːˈnas.tɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [piˈnas.t̪er]
Noun
pīnaster m (genitive pīnastrī); second declension
- a wild pine. probably Pinus pinaster
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pīnaster | pīnastrī |
| genitive | pīnastrī | pīnastrōrum |
| dative | pīnastrō | pīnastrīs |
| accusative | pīnastrum | pīnastrōs |
| ablative | pīnastrō | pīnastrīs |
| vocative | pīnaster | pīnastrī |
References
- “pinaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pinaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.