pastae

Irish

FWOTD – 26 May 2014

Alternative forms

• postae

Etymology

Borrowed from English pasty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpˠasˠt̪ˠeː/

Noun

pastae m (genitive singular pastae, nominative plural pastaetha)

1. pasty (meat pie), pie; pastry

   Synonyms: fuasta, pióg fheola

2. (figuratively) an unsubstantial person or animal

Declension

Declension of pastae (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative pastae pastaetha vocative a phastae a phastaetha genitive pastae pastaetha dative pastae pastaetha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an pastae na pastaetha genitive an phastae na bpastaetha dative leis an bpastae don phastae leis na pastaetha

Derived terms

• pastae Danmhargach m (“danish”)
• pastae de chloigeann m (“large head, dunderhead”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pastae

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pastae	phastae	bpastae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pastae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “pastae”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pastae”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pastae”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Latin

Pronunciation

• pastae: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.tae̯/, [ˈpäs̠t̪äe̯]
• pastae: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.te/, [ˈpäst̪e]
• pāstae: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːs.tae̯/, [ˈpäːs̠t̪äe̯]
• pāstae: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpas.te/, [ˈpäst̪e]

Noun

pastae f

1. genitive singular of pasta (“paste”)

Participle

pāstae

1. inflection of pāstus (“fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; grazed, pastured; satisfied, gratified”):
   1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
   2. genitive/dative feminine singular