Pasta

See also: pasta

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasta/

Etymology 1

From Latin pasta.

Noun

Pasta f (genitive Pasta, plural Pasten)

1. (obsolete, except in compounds) Alternative form of Paste

Declension

Declension of Pasta [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pasta	die	Pasten
genitive	einer	der	Pasta	der	Pasten
dative	einer	der	Pasta	den	Pasten
accusative	eine	die	Pasta	die	Pasten

Derived terms

• Zahnpasta

Etymology 2

From Italian pasta, from the Latin word above.

Noun

Pasta f (genitive Pasta, no plural)

1. (chiefly commercial) Italian-style pasta

Usage notes

• The normal term is Nudeln. Pasta is sometimes used in advertising contexts and on restaurant menus to imply traditional and authentic Italian cuisine. Some speakers may also use it more freely in this sense, but referring to a plate of supermarket spaghetti as Pasta would almost certainly sound pretentious.

Declension

Declension of Pasta [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pasta
genitive	einer	der	Pasta
dative	einer	der	Pasta
accusative	eine	die	Pasta

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Portuguese pasta.

Noun

Pasta f

1. folder