LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pasta

pasta f (genitive pastae)
Classical[ˈpas.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈpas.ta]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininepaste
  2. Late LatinNew Latinfemininepasta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepastapastae
genitivepastaepastārum
dativepastaepastīs
accusativepastampastās
ablativepastāpastīs
vocativepastapastae

pasta, ae, f., = πάστη,
I. paste, Marc. Emp. 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá), from παστός (pastós), from πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchpâtefrom Old French paste
  • Englishpastefrom Old French paste
  • Cebuanopastafrom Old French paste
  • Malaypesfrom Old French paste
  • Scotspastefrom Old French paste
  • Scotspaistfrom Old French paste
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanpasta
  • Occitanpasta
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepasta
  • Spanishpasta
  • Galicianpasta
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpasta
  • Sicilianpasta
Elsewhere
  • GermanPaste
  • Belarusianпаста
  • Czechpasta
  • Afrikaanspastafrom Dutch pasta
  • Indonesianpastafrom Dutch pasta
  • Finnishpasta
  • Japaneseパスタfrom German Paste
  • Hungarianpaszta
  • Macedonianпаста
  • Polishpasta
Padanian
  • Venetanpasta

Quick answers

What does pasta mean in Latin?
pasta, a noun, means “paste; pasta”.
What is the genitive of pasta?
The genitive singular is pastae. pasta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pasta?
In classical Latin, [ˈpas.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpas.ta].