LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pāstillus

pāstillus m (genitive pāstillī)
Classical[paːsˈtɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[pasˈtil.lus]

Meaning

  1. lozenge, pastille (medicinal or to perfume the breath)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepāstilluspāstillī
genitivepāstillīpāstillōrum
dativepāstillōpāstillīs
accusativepāstillumpāstillōs
ablativepāstillōpāstillīs
vocativepāstillepāstillī

pastillus, i, m. dim. panis,
I. a little loaf or roll: pastillus forma panis parvi utique deminutivum est a pane, Paul. ex Fest. p. 222 Müll.—
II. Transf., medicine in the form of a round ball or cake, a lozenge, troche, trochisch, Plin. 22, 12, 14, § 29: emplastra pastillique, quos τροχίσκους Graeci vocant, Cels. 5, 17, 2; cf. id. 5, 20: sucum in sole coctum dividunt in pastillos, Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126: digerere aliquid in pastillos, id. 12, 27, 60, § 131: in pastillos cogere, id. 20, 1, 2, § 3: densare in, id. 25, 13, 95, § 152: diluere in, id. 25, 12, 91. § 143.—Also of aromatic lozenges, used to impart an agreeable smell to the breath: pastillos Rufillus olet, Hor. S. 1. 2, 27; 1, 4, 92; Mart. 1, 88, 2.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *pāstnis, the source of pānis (“bread”) + -lus (diminutive).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPastillusPastillus, PASTILLUM, strictly a small round cake of fine meal (Plin. Nat. 18.102), used in sacrificial offerings (Fest. p. 250). Festus (p. 222) take…

Quick answers

What does pāstillus mean in Latin?
pāstillus, a noun, means “lozenge, pastille (medicinal or to perfume the breath)”.
What is the genitive of pāstillus?
The genitive singular is pāstillī. pāstillus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pāstillus?
In classical Latin, [paːsˈtɪl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pasˈtil.lus].