pisto

See also: Pisto, pistó, and piŝto

Finnish

Etymology

pistää (“to sting, bite; stick, prick; poke”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpisto/, [ˈpis̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification^(key): pis‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): pis‧to

Noun

pisto

1. sting, bite

   ampiaisen pisto ― wasp sting

2. (figuratively) jab (verbal annoyance)
3. prick, puncture, hole made by piercing or puncturing
4. (sewing) stitch (single pass of a needle in sewing)

   Synonym: tikki

5. (fencing) thrust (attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point)
6. (ball games) ellipsis of pistosyöttö (“quick, unexpected pass past an opponent”)
7. (metallurgy) roll pass, rolling pass; a single pass through the rollers
8. (rail transport) ellipsis of pistoraide (“dead-end siding, spur”)
9. (historical) A dance popular among the sakilaiset, based on the dance style popular among Parisian Apaches, that was at the time (in the early 20th century) often considered overtly erotic.

Declension

Inflection of pisto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pisto	pistot
genitive		piston	pistojen
partitive		pistoa	pistoja
illative		pistoon	pistoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pisto	pistot
accusative	nom.	pisto	pistot
	gen.	piston
genitive		piston	pistojen
partitive		pistoa	pistoja
inessive		pistossa	pistoissa
elative		pistosta	pistoista
illative		pistoon	pistoihin
adessive		pistolla	pistoilla
ablative		pistolta	pistoilta
allative		pistolle	pistoille
essive		pistona	pistoina
translative		pistoksi	pistoiksi
abessive		pistotta	pistoitta
instructive		—	pistoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pisto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pistoni pistoni accusative nom. pistoni pistoni gen. pistoni genitive pistoni pistojeni partitive pistoani pistojani inessive pistossani pistoissani elative pistostani pistoistani illative pistooni pistoihini adessive pistollani pistoillani ablative pistoltani pistoiltani allative pistolleni pistoilleni essive pistonani pistoinani translative pistokseni pistoikseni abessive pistottani pistoittani instructive — — comitative — pistoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pistosi pistosi accusative nom. pistosi pistosi gen. pistosi genitive pistosi pistojesi partitive pistoasi pistojasi inessive pistossasi pistoissasi elative pistostasi pistoistasi illative pistoosi pistoihisi adessive pistollasi pistoillasi ablative pistoltasi pistoiltasi allative pistollesi pistoillesi essive pistonasi pistoinasi translative pistoksesi pistoiksesi abessive pistottasi pistoittasi instructive — — comitative — pistoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pistomme pistomme accusative nom. pistomme pistomme gen. pistomme genitive pistomme pistojemme partitive pistoamme pistojamme inessive pistossamme pistoissamme elative pistostamme pistoistamme illative pistoomme pistoihimme adessive pistollamme pistoillamme ablative pistoltamme pistoiltamme allative pistollemme pistoillemme essive pistonamme pistoinamme translative pistoksemme pistoiksemme abessive pistottamme pistoittamme instructive — — comitative — pistoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pistonne pistonne accusative nom. pistonne pistonne gen. pistonne genitive pistonne pistojenne partitive pistoanne pistojanne inessive pistossanne pistoissanne elative pistostanne pistoistanne illative pistoonne pistoihinne adessive pistollanne pistoillanne ablative pistoltanne pistoiltanne allative pistollenne pistoillenne essive pistonanne pistoinanne translative pistoksenne pistoiksenne abessive pistottanne pistoittanne instructive — — comitative — pistoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pistonsa pistonsa accusative nom. pistonsa pistonsa gen. pistonsa genitive pistonsa pistojensa partitive pistoaan pistoansa pistojaan pistojansa inessive pistossaan pistossansa pistoissaan pistoissansa elative pistostaan pistostansa pistoistaan pistoistansa illative pistoonsa pistoihinsa adessive pistollaan pistollansa pistoillaan pistoillansa ablative pistoltaan pistoltansa pistoiltaan pistoiltansa allative pistolleen pistollensa pistoilleen pistoillensa essive pistonaan pistonansa pistoinaan pistoinansa translative pistokseen pistoksensa pistoikseen pistoiksensa abessive pistottaan pistottansa pistoittaan pistoittansa instructive — — comitative — pistoineen pistoinensa

Derived terms

• pistokas
• pistoke
• pistukka

compounds

• aitapisto
• aivipisto
• ampiaisenpisto
• auringonpisto
• etupisto
• harakanvarvaspisto
• harsimapisto
• harsinpisto
• helmipisto
• hyttysenpisto
• hyötypisto
• häivepisto
• jälkipisto
• katepisto
• ketjupisto
• kiertopisto
• koristepisto
• kuusipisto
• käärmeenpisto
• laakapisto
• lannepisto
• lapionpisto
• lapsivesipisto
• linnunsilmäpisto
• luotospisto
• mehiläisenpisto
• miekanpisto
• napinläpipisto
• neulanpisto
• piilopisto
• pistoaita
• pistohaava
• pistohyökkäys
• pistokirjonta
• pistokoe
• pistokone
• pistokortti
• pistokytkin
• pistokärpänen
• pistolapio
• pistoliekki
• pistomiekka
• pisto-oja
• pistopuhe
• pistoraide
• pistorasia
• pistosaha
• pistosyöttö
• pistotulppa
• polvekepisto
• puukonpisto
• pykäpisto
• päähänpisto
• päärmepisto
• ristipisto
• sidepisto
• sisäänpisto
• solmupisto
• tikarinpisto
• tikkipisto
• tärykalvopisto
• varsipisto
• vastapisto
• veitsenpisto
• vikapisto

Further reading

• “pisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Posti, posti

Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of pīnsō (past participle pī̆stum).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpiːs.toː], [ˈpɪs.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpis.to]
• Note: the original short vowel was apparently prone to analogical substitution from pīnsō.

Verb

pī̆stō (present infinitive pī̆stāre, perfect active pī̆stāvī, supine pī̆stātum); first conjugation

1. to pound

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pī̆stō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pī̆stō		pī̆stās		pī̆stat		pī̆stāmus		pī̆stātis		pī̆stant
	imperfect	pī̆stābam		pī̆stābās		pī̆stābat		pī̆stābāmus		pī̆stābātis		pī̆stābant
	future	pī̆stābō		pī̆stābis		pī̆stābit		pī̆stābimus		pī̆stābitis		pī̆stābunt
	perfect	pī̆stāvī		pī̆stāvistī		pī̆stāvit		pī̆stāvimus		pī̆stāvistis		pī̆stāvērunt, pī̆stāvēre
	pluperfect	pī̆stāveram		pī̆stāverās		pī̆stāverat		pī̆stāverāmus		pī̆stāverātis		pī̆stāverant
	future perfect	pī̆stāverō		pī̆stāveris		pī̆stāverit		pī̆stāverimus		pī̆stāveritis		pī̆stāverint
passive	present	pī̆stor		pī̆stāris, pī̆stāre		pī̆stātur		pī̆stāmur		pī̆stāminī		pī̆stantur
	imperfect	pī̆stābar		pī̆stābāris, pī̆stābāre		pī̆stābātur		pī̆stābāmur		pī̆stābāminī		pī̆stābantur
	future	pī̆stābor		pī̆stāberis, pī̆stābere		pī̆stābitur		pī̆stābimur		pī̆stābiminī		pī̆stābuntur
	perfect	pī̆stātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pī̆stātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pī̆stātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	pī̆stem		pī̆stēs		pī̆stet		pī̆stēmus		pī̆stētis		pī̆stent
	imperfect	pī̆stārem		pī̆stārēs		pī̆stāret		pī̆stārēmus		pī̆stārētis		pī̆stārent
	perfect	pī̆stāverim		pī̆stāverīs		pī̆stāverit		pī̆stāverīmus		pī̆stāverītis		pī̆stāverint
	pluperfect	pī̆stāvissem		pī̆stāvissēs		pī̆stāvisset		pī̆stāvissēmus		pī̆stāvissētis		pī̆stāvissent
passive	present	pī̆ster		pī̆stēris, pī̆stēre		pī̆stētur		pī̆stēmur		pī̆stēminī		pī̆stentur
	imperfect	pī̆stārer		pī̆stārēris, pī̆stārēre		pī̆stārētur		pī̆stārēmur		pī̆stārēminī		pī̆stārentur
	perfect	pī̆stātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pī̆stātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		pī̆stā		—		—		pī̆stāte		—
	future	—		pī̆stātō		pī̆stātō		—		pī̆stātōte		pī̆stantō
passive	present	—		pī̆stāre		—		—		pī̆stāminī		—
	future	—		pī̆stātor		pī̆stātor		—		—		pī̆stantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		pī̆stāre			pī̆stārī			pī̆stāns			—
future		pī̆stātūrum esse			pī̆stātum īrī			pī̆stātūrus			pī̆standus
perfect		pī̆stāvisse			pī̆stātum esse			—			pī̆stātus
future perfect		—			pī̆stātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		pī̆stātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		pī̆standī		pī̆standō		pī̆standum		pī̆standō		pī̆stātum		pī̆stātū

Descendants

• Emilian: pistèr
• Italian: pestare
• Neapolitan: pistare
  • → Spanish: pistar
• Sicilian: pistari
• Venetan: pestar
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pistālia
  • → Albanian: bishtajë
  • Eastern Romance:
    • Aromanian: pãstalji, pãstalje, pistalji, pistalje, spãtalji, spãtalje
    • Romanian: păstaie, păstare, pestaie

Further reading

• “pisto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pisto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• pisto in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Late Latin pistus (“crushed”), from the Latin pīnsō (“to crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpistə/

Noun

pisto m (plural piste)

1. pesto (sauce)

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from pistar (“crush”), borrowed from Neapolitan pistare, from Vulgar Latin pistare, frequentative of Latin pīnsere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpisto/ [ˈpis.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: pis‧to

Noun

pisto m (plural pistos)

1. (slang, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) money

   Nos va a hacer falta pisto este mes.

   We're going to be short of money this month.

2. (slang, Mexico) hard liquor
3. (cooking) ratatouille (dish prepared with chopped vegetables, especially peppers, onion, eggplant, and zucchini, which is fried and mixed with tomato sauce and sometimes scrambled egg or a fried egg)

Derived terms

• darse pisto
• pistear
• ser otro pisto

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “pistar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[3] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 566

Further reading

• “pisto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025