LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pāstōrius

pāstōrius (feminine pāstōria, neuter pāstōrium)
Classical[paːsˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pasˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to herdsmen or shepherds
    pāstōria sācrathe Parilia festival

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepāstōriuspāstōriapāstōrium
genitivepāstōriīpāstōriaepāstōriī
dativepāstōriōpāstōriaepāstōriō
accusativepāstōriumpāstōriampāstōrium
ablativepāstōriōpāstōriāpāstōriō
vocativepāstōriepāstōriapāstōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepāstōriīpāstōriaepāstōria
genitivepāstōriōrumpāstōriārumpāstōriōrum
dativepāstōriīspāstōriīspāstōriīs
accusativepāstōriōspāstōriāspāstōria
ablativepāstōriīspāstōriīspāstōriīs
vocativepāstōriīpāstōriaepāstōria

pastōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a herdsman or shepherd: pellis, Ov. M. 2, 680: sibila, id. ib. 13, 785: virtus, Calp. Ecl. 5, 105: habitus, Flor. 1, 17, 4: sacra, the Palilia, Ov. F. 4, 723.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin pāstor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin pāstōrius From pāstor (“shepherd”) + -ius.

Descendants
  • Italianpastoia
  • Frenchpaturonfrom Old French pasture
  • Frenchpâturonfrom Old French pasture
  • Englishpasternfrom Old French pasture
  • Italianimpastoiarefrom Vulgar Latin *impastoriāre
  • Italianspastoiarefrom Vulgar Latin *impastoriāre
  • Frenchempêtrerfrom Vulgar Latin *impastoriāre
  • Frenchdépêtrerfrom Vulgar Latin *impastoriāre

Quick answers

What does pāstōrius mean in Latin?
pāstōrius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to herdsmen or shepherds”.
How do you pronounce pāstōrius?
In classical Latin, [paːsˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pasˈtɔː.ri.us].
Where does pāstōrius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti → Proto-Italic *pāskō → Latin pāstōrius.