pisto

See also: Pisto, pistó, and piŝto

Finnish

Etymology

pistää +‎ -o

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pisto

1. sting, bite

   ampiaisen pisto ― wasp sting

2. prick, puncture, hole made by piercing or puncturing
3. (sewing) stitch
4. (fencing) thrust
5. (ball games) Synonym of pistosyöttö

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

• aivipisto
• ampiaisenpisto
• auringonpisto
• etupisto
• harsimapisto
• harsinpisto
• helmipisto
• hyttysenpisto
• hyötypisto
• jälkipisto
• katepisto
• ketjupisto
• koristepisto
• käärmeenpisto
• laakapisto
• lannepisto
• lapionpisto
• lapsivesipisto
• luotospisto
• mehiläisenpisto
• miekanpisto
• napinläpipisto
• neulanpisto
• piilopisto
• pistoaita
• pistohaava
• pistohyökkäys
• pistokoe
• pistokone
• pistokortti
• pistokytkin
• pistokärpänen
• pistolapio
• pistoliekki
• pistomiekka
• pisto-oja
• pistopuhe
• pistoraide
• pistorasia
• pistosaha
• pistosyöttö
• pistotulppa
• 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Posti, posti

Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of pīnsō (past participle pī̆stum).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːs.toː/, [ˈpiːs̠t̪oː] or IPA^(key): /ˈpis.toː/, [ˈpɪs̠t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpis.to/, [ˈpist̪o]
• 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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pī̆stāre	pī̆stāvisse	pī̆stātūrum esse	pī̆stārī	pī̆stātum esse	pī̆stātum īrī
participles		pī̆stāns	—	pī̆stātūrus	—	pī̆stātus	pī̆standus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		pī̆standī	pī̆standō	pī̆standum	pī̆standō	pī̆stātum	pī̆stātū

Descendants

• 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

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 (2016 July 16 (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

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “pistar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10