παστός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pas.tós/ → /pasˈtos/ → /pasˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pas.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pasˈtos/

Adjective

πᾰστός • (pastós) m (feminine πᾰστή, neuter πᾰστόν); first/second declension

1. sprinkled with salt, salted

Declension

First and second declension of πᾰστός; πᾰστή; πᾰστόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πᾰστός pastós	πᾰστή pastḗ	πᾰστόν pastón		πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ		πᾰστοί pastoí	πᾰσταί pastaí	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Genitive		πᾰστοῦ pastoû	πᾰστῆς pastês	πᾰστοῦ pastoû		πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰσταῖν pastaîn	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn		πᾰστῶν pastôn	πᾰστῶν pastôn	πᾰστῶν pastôn
Dative		πᾰστῷ pastôi	πᾰστῇ pastêi	πᾰστῷ pastôi		πᾰστοῖν pastoîn	πᾰσταῖν pastaîn	πᾰστοῖν pastoîn		πᾰστοῖς pastoîs	πᾰσταῖς pastaîs	πᾰστοῖς pastoîs
Accusative		πᾰστόν pastón	πᾰστήν pastḗn	πᾰστόν pastón		πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ		πᾰστούς pastoús	πᾰστᾱ́ς pastā́s	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Vocative		πᾰστέ pasté	πᾰστή pastḗ	πᾰστόν pastón		πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστᾱ́ pastā́	πᾰστώ pastṓ		πᾰστοί pastoí	πᾰσταί pastaí	πᾰστᾰ́ pastá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πᾰστῶς pastôs				πᾰστότερος pastóteros				πᾰστότᾰτος pastótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κατάπαστος (katápastos)
• παστόν (pastón)
• χρυσόπαστος (khrusópastos)

 

Etymology 2

From the same origin as Etymology 1, with semantic confluence with παστάς (pastás, “annex, porch”), as bridal chambers were "luxuriously strewn".

Noun

πᾰστός • (pastós) m (genitive πᾰστοῦ); second declension

1. woman's chamber, bridal chamber
2. bridal bed
3. embroidered bed-curtain
4. bridal hymn

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ πᾰστός; τοῦ πᾰστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πᾰστός ho pastós	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ pastṓ	οἱ πᾰστοί hoi pastoí
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰστοῦ toû pastoû	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn pastoîn	τῶν πᾰστῶν tôn pastôn
Dative	τῷ πᾰστῷ tôi pastôi	τοῖν πᾰστοῖν toîn pastoîn	τοῖς πᾰστοῖς toîs pastoîs
Accusative	τὸν πᾰστόν tòn pastón	τὼ πᾰστώ tṑ pastṓ	τοὺς πᾰστούς toùs pastoús
Vocative	πᾰστέ pasté	πᾰστώ pastṓ	πᾰστοί pastoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• παστοφόριον (pastophórion)
• παστοφόρος (pastophóros)
• παστόω (pastóō)

 

Further reading

• “παστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “παστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “παστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• παστός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παστός (pastós), from πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”).

Adjective

παστός • (pastós) m (feminine παστή, neuter παστό)

1. salted, preserved with salt, corned

   παστό χοιρινό ― pastó choirinó ― salt pork

   παστό βοδινό ― pastó vodinó ― corned beef

Declension

Declension of παστός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παστός (pastós)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)		παστοί (pastoí)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)
genitive	παστού (pastoú)	παστής (pastís)	παστού (pastoú)		παστών (pastón)	παστών (pastón)	παστών (pastón)
accusative	παστό (pastó)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)		παστούς (pastoús)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)
vocative	παστέ (pasté)	παστή (pastí)	παστό (pastó)		παστοί (pastoí)	παστές (pastés)	παστά (pastá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παστός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παστός, etc.)

Synonyms

• αλατιστός (alatistós)

Derived terms

• παστό βοδινό n (pastó vodinó, “corned beef”)