LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pāstōricius

pāstōricius (feminine pāstōricia, neuter pāstōricium)
Classical[paːs.toːˈrɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pas.toˈriː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalherdsman / shepherd; pastoral

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepāstōriciuspāstōriciapāstōricium
genitivepāstōriciīpāstōriciaepāstōriciī
dativepāstōriciōpāstōriciaepāstōriciō
accusativepāstōriciumpāstōriciampāstōricium
ablativepāstōriciōpāstōriciāpāstōriciō
vocativepāstōriciepāstōriciapāstōricium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepāstōriciīpāstōriciaepāstōricia
genitivepāstōriciōrumpāstōriciārumpāstōriciōrum
dativepāstōriciīspāstōriciīspāstōriciīs
accusativepāstōriciōspāstōriciāspāstōricia
ablativepāstōriciīspāstōriciīspāstōriciīs
vocativepāstōriciīpāstōriciaepāstōricia

pastōrīcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, adj. pastor,
I. of or belonging to a shepherd, pastoral: vita, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16: fistula, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 11: sodalitas pastoricia atque agrestis, id. Cael. 11, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂sti
  3. Proto-Italic*pāskō
  4. Latinpāstōricius

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin pāstōr- Latin -icius Latin pāstōricius From pāstōr- + -icius.

Descendants
  • Italianpastoreccio
  • ItalianPastoreccia
  • Italianpastorizio
  • Portuguesepastorício
  • Spanishpastoricio
  • GalicianPastoriza
  • Sicilianpasturizziu

Quick answers

What does pāstōricius mean in Latin?
pāstōricius, a adjective, means “herdsman / shepherd; pastoral”.
How do you pronounce pāstōricius?
In classical Latin, [paːs.toːˈrɪ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pas.toˈriː.t͡ʃi.us].
Where does pāstōricius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti → Proto-Italic *pāskō → Latin pāstōricius.