pistacium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πιστᾰ́κιον (pistákion). See also πιστάκη (pistákē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pisˈta.ki.um/, [pɪs̠ˈt̪äkiʊ̃ˑ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pisˈta.t͡ʃi.um/, [pisˈt̪äːt͡ʃium]
  • Note: the single poetic attestation in Late Latin displays a long /ā/.

Noun

pistacium n (genitive pistaciī or pistacī); second declension

  1. A pistachio nut

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pistacium pistacia
Genitive pistaciī
pistacī1
pistaciōrum
Dative pistaciō pistaciīs
Accusative pistacium pistacia
Ablative pistaciō pistaciīs
Vocative pistacium pistacia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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