gaster

English

Etymology

Latin gaster, Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastêr)

Noun

gaster (plural gasters)

1. the stomach
2. the part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects

Anagrams

• grates, greats, ragest, stager, targes

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastêr).

Noun

gaster (genitive gasteris); f, third declension

1. belly

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	gaster	gasterēs
genitive	gasteris	gasterum
dative	gasterī	gasteribus
accusative	gasterem	gasterēs
ablative	gastere	gasteribus
vocative	gaster	gasterēs

Noun

gaster (genitive gastrī); f, second declension

1. belly

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	gaster	gastrī
genitive	gastrī	gastrōrum
dative	gastrō	gastrīs
accusative	gastrum	gastrōs
ablative	gastrō	gastrīs
vocative	gaster 1	gastrī

¹ May also be gastre.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.

Verb

gaster

1. to waste (not make good use of)
2. to destroy

Synonyms

• (to destroy): destruire

Conjugation

   Conjugation of gaster

		simple			compound
infinitive		gaster			avoir gasté
gerund		en gastant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		gastant
past participle		gasté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	gaste	gastes	gaste	gastons	gastez	gastent
	imperfect	gastois, gastoys	gastois, gastoys	gastoit, gastoyt	gastions, gastyons	gastiez, gastyez	gastoient, gastoyent
	past historic	gasta	gastas	gasta	gastasmes	gastastes	gasterent
	future	gasterai, gasteray	gasteras	gastera	gasterons	gasterez	gasteront
	conditional	gasterois, gasteroys	gasterois, gasteroys	gasteroit, gasteroyt	gasterions, gasteryons	gasteriez, gasteryez	gasteroient, gasteroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	gaste	gastes	gaste	gastons	gastez	gastent
	imperfect	gastasse	gastasses	gastast	gastassions	gastassiez	gastassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	gaste	—	gastons	gastez	—

Descendants

• French: gâter

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin vastāre, present active infinitive of vastō. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source.

Verb

gaster

1. to waste (not make good use of)
2. to destroy

Synonyms

• (to destroy): destruire

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of gaster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		gaster			avoir gasté, gastez
gerund		en gastant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		gastant
past participle		gasté, gastez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	gaste, gast	gastes, gasts	gaste, gast	gastons	gastez, gastés	gastent
	imperfect	gastoe, gasteie, gastoie	gastoes, gasteies, gastoies	gastot, gasteit, gastoit	gastions, gastiions	gastiez, gastiiez	gastoent, gastient, gastoient
	past historic	gastai	gastas	gasta	gastames	gastastes	gasterent
	future	gasterai	gasteras	gastera	gasterons	gasterez, gastereiz	gasteront
	conditional	gasteroe, gastereie, gasteroie	gasteroes, gastereies, gasteroies	gasterot, gastereie, gasteroie	gasterions, gasteriions	gasteriez, gasteriiez	gasteroent, gastereient, gasteroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	gaste, gast	gastes, gasts	gaste, gast	gastons	gastez	gastent
	imperfect	gastasse	gastasses	gastast	gastissons	gastissez, gastissiez	gastassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	gaste	—	gastons	gastez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: gaster
  • French: gâter