noun · femininevariously declined, third declension, second declension
gaster
gaster f (genitive gasteris or gastrī)
Classical[ˈɡas.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡas.ter]
Meaning
- the belly
- a big-bellied vessel
Consternati nos insolentia ebriorum intentavimus oculos in proeliantes, notavimusque ostrea pectinesque e gastris labentia, quae collecta puer lance circumtulit.
c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 70
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gaster | gasterēs gastrī |
| genitive | gasteris gastrī | gasterum gastrōrum |
| dative | gasterī gastrō | gasteribus gastrīs |
| accusative | gasterem gastrum | gasterēs gastrōs |
| ablative | gastere gastrō | gasteribus gastrīs |
| vocative | gaster | gasterēs gastrī |
gaster, tĕris, and tri, f., = γαστήρ,
I. the belly (pure Lat. venter).
I. Lit.:
inflatio secundum gastera, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8.—II. Transf., a big-bellied vessel, Petr. 70; 79; Marc. Emp. 8 med.
Origins
Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”).