LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pastinum

pastinum n (genitive pastinī)
Classical[ˈpas.tɪ.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpas.ti.num]

Meaning

  1. neuterA kind of two-pronged dibble
  2. neuterThe action of hoeing
  3. neuterA hoed soil or field

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepastinumpastina
genitivepastinīpastinōrum
dativepastinōpastinīs
accusativepastinumpastina
ablativepastinōpastinīs
vocativepastinumpastina

pastĭnum, i, n.,
I. a kind of two-pronged dibble, for preparing the ground and for setting plants with: pastinum vocant agricolae ferramentum bifurcum, quo semina panguntur. Col. 3, 18. 1, and 6.—
II. Transf.
A. The act of digging up and trenching the ground: pastinum fieri nunc tempus est, Pall. 2, 10, 1.—
B. In plur., ground so prepared: sed haec in pastinis vel sulcis ratio erit, Pall. 3, 9, 13: latitudo pastinorum, id. 1, 7, 2; 1, 34, 2: instituere, Dig. 24, 3, 7.

Origins

Of unknown origin. Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *paxati (sense 2) (“to plow”).

In English words that came into English from pastinum

  • parsnippastināca

Quick answers

What does pastinum mean in Latin?
pastinum, a noun, means “A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of hoeing; A hoed soil or field”.
What is the genitive of pastinum?
The genitive singular is pastinī. pastinum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pastinum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpas.tɪ.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpas.ti.num].