LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pistacium

pistacium n (genitive pistaciī or pistacī)
Classical[pɪsˈta.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[pisˈtaː.t͡ʃi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterA pistachio nut

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepistaciumpistacia
genitivepistaciī
pistacī		pistaciōrum
dativepistaciōpistaciīs
accusativepistaciumpistacia
ablativepistaciōpistaciīs
vocativepistaciumpistacia

pistācĭum, ii, and pistācĕum,, i, n., = πιστάκιον,
I. the fruit of the pistachiotree, a pistachio-nut, Plin. 13, 5, 10, § 51; Pall. 11, 12, 3; id. Insit. 157.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πιστάκῐον (pistákĭon). See also πιστάκη (pistákē).

Descendants
  • GermanPistazie
  • Italianpistacchio
  • Catalanpistatxofrom Italian pistacchio
  • Englishpistachiofrom Italian pistacchio
  • Englishpistacchiofrom Italian pistacchio
  • Englishpistachefrom Italian pistacchio
  • Frenchpistachefrom Old French pistace
  • Portuguesepistachefrom Old French pistace
  • Spanishpistachofrom Old French pistace
  • Spanishpistachefrom Old French pistace

In English words that came into English from pistacium

  • pistachiopistacium

Quick answers

What does pistacium mean in Latin?
pistacium, a noun, means “A pistachio nut”.
What is the genitive of pistacium?
The genitive singular is pistaciī. pistacium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pistacium?
In classical Latin, [pɪsˈta.ki.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pisˈtaː.t͡ʃi.um].