πάστα
See also: παστά
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian pasta f (“cake, tart”), from Late Latin pasta f, from Ancient Greek παστά n pl (pastá, “type of cream dessert”), from Ancient Greek παστός (pastós, “sprinkled”, adjective), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”, verb).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]πάστα • (pásta) n (plural πάστες)
- layered cake with cream
- pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
- paste
- οδοντόπαστα ― odontópasta ― toothpaste
- (figuratively) nature, quality
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πάστα (pásta) | πάστες (pástes) |
| genitive | πάστας (pástas) | παστών (pastón) |
| accusative | πάστα (pásta) | πάστες (pástes) |
| vocative | πάστα (pásta) | πάστες (pástes) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (pasta): ζυμαρικά n pl (zymariká)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- αλίπαστα n pl (alípasta, “salted foods”)
Related terms
[edit]- οδοντόπαστα f (odontópasta, “toothpaste”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Romanian: pastă
Further reading
[edit]
πάστα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- πάστα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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