Pasternak

See also: pasternak

English

Alternative forms

• Pasternack

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Pasternak, Ukrainian Пастернак (Pasternak) and Yiddish פּאַסטערנאַק (pasternak).

Proper noun

Pasternak (plural Pasternaks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasternak is the 13142^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2329 individuals. Pasternak is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pasternak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Пастерна́к (Pastɛrnák).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ster.nak/
• Rhymes: -asternak
• Hyphenation: Pà‧ster‧nak

Proper noun

Pasternak m or f by sense

1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пастерна́к (Pastɛrnák)

Polish

Etymology

From pasternak (“parsnip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasˈtɛr.nak/
• Rhymes: -ɛrnak
• Syllabification: Pas‧ter‧nak
• Homophone: pasternak

Proper noun

Pasternak m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Pasternak

	singular	plural
nominative	Pasternak	Pasternakowie
genitive	Pasternaka	Pasternaków
dative	Pasternakowi	Pasternakom
accusative	Pasternaka	Pasternaków
instrumental	Pasternakiem	Pasternakami
locative	Pasternaku	Pasternakach
vocative	Pasternaku	Pasternakowie

Proper noun

Pasternak f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname