Pasternak

See also: pasternak

English

Alternative forms

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

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Пастерна́к (Pastɛrnák).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ster.nak/[1]
  • Rhymes: -asternak
  • Hyphenation: Pà‧ster‧nak

Proper noun

Pasternak m or f by sense

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

References

  1. Pasternak in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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

Proper noun

Pasternak f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname
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