pastinaca

See also: Pastinaca

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pastinaca (parsnip, carrot), from pastinum (two-pronged fork); related to pastināre (to dig up the ground).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.stiˈna.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: pa‧sti‧nà‧ca

Noun

pastinaca f (plural pastinache)

  1. parsnip (plant or vegetable)
  2. (zoology) stingray

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From pastinum (kind of two-pronged dibble).

Pronunciation

Noun

pastināca f (genitive pastinācae); first declension

  1. parsnip
  2. stingray

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pastināca pastinācae
Genitive pastinācae pastinācārum
Dative pastinācae pastinācīs
Accusative pastinācam pastinācās
Ablative pastinācā pastinācīs
Vocative pastināca pastinācae

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pastinaca.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pas.t͡ʃiˈna.kɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paʃ.t͡ʃiˈna.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pas.t͡ʃiˈna.ka/

  • Hyphenation: pas‧ti‧na‧ca

Noun

pastinaca f (plural pastinacas)

  1. parsnip (Pastinaca sativa, a plant known for its edible root)
    Synonyms: cherovia, cenoura-brava
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