pinaster

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīnaster (“a wild pine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɪˈnæstəɹ/
• Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

pinaster (plural pinasters)

1. 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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *poi-?

Proto-Italic *pīnos

Latin pīn(us)

Latin -aster

Latin pīnaster

From pīn(us) (“pine”) + -aster.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [piːˈnas.tɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [piˈnas.ter]

Noun

pīnaster m (genitive pīnastrī); second declension

1. 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.