pastellus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of pasta (“paste, dough”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pasˈtɛl.lʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pasˈt̪ɛl.lus]

Noun

pastellus m (genitive pastellī); second declension

1. a seal made of wax

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pastellus	pastellī
genitive	pastellī	pastellōrum
dative	pastellō	pastellīs
accusative	pastellum	pastellōs
ablative	pastellō	pastellīs
vocative	pastelle	pastellī

References

• “pastellus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.