pastae

Irish

FWOTD – 26 May 2014

Alternative forms

• postae

Etymology

Borrowed from English pasty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpˠasˠt̪ˠeː/

Noun

pastae m (genitive singular pastae, nominative plural pastaetha)

1. pasty (meat pie), pie; pastry

   Synonyms: fuasta, pióg fheola

2. (figuratively) an unsubstantial person or animal

Declension

Declension of pastae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pastae pastaetha Vocative a phastae a phastaetha Genitive pastae pastaetha Dative pastae pastaetha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pastae na pastaetha Genitive an phastae na bpastaetha Dative leis an bpastae don phastae leis na pastaetha

Derived terms

• pastae Danmhargach m (“danish”)
• pastae de chloigeann m (“large head, dunderhead”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pastae	phastae	bpastae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pastae”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pastae”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pastae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Template:R:Dinneen

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːs.tae̯/, [ˈpäːs̠t̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.te/, [ˈpäst̪e]

Participle

(deprecated template usage) pāstae

1. inflection of pāstus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
   2. genitive/dative feminine singular