πάστα

See also: παστά

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pasta f (“cake, tart”), from Late Latin pasta f, from Ancient Greek παστά n pl (pastá, “type of cream dessert”), from Ancient Greek παστός (pastós, “sprinkled”, adjective), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”, verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.sta/

Noun

πάστα • (pásta) n (plural πάστες)

1. layered cake with cream
2. pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
3. paste

   οδοντόπαστα ― odontópasta ― toothpaste

4. (figuratively) nature, quality

Declension

Declension of πάστα

	singular	plural
nominative	πάστα (pásta)	πάστες (pástes)
genitive	πάστας (pástas)	παστών (pastón)
accusative	πάστα (pásta)	πάστες (pástes)
vocative	πάστα (pásta)	πάστες (pástes)

Synonyms

• (pasta): ζυμαρικά n pl (zymariká)

Coordinate terms

• αλίπαστα n pl (alípasta, “salted foods”)

Related terms

• οδοντόπαστα f (odontópasta, “toothpaste”)

Descendants

• → Romanian: pastă

Further reading

• πάστα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• πάστα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language