pastillus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pāstnis, the source of pānis (“bread”) + -lus (diminutive).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /paːsˈtil.lus/, [päːs̠ˈt̪ɪlːʲʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pasˈtil.lus/, [päsˈt̪ilːus]

Noun

pāstillus m (genitive pāstillī); second declension

lozenge, pastille (medicinal or to perfume the breath)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pāstillus	pāstillī
Genitive	pāstillī	pāstillōrum
Dative	pāstillō	pāstillīs
Accusative	pāstillum	pāstillōs
Ablative	pāstillō	pāstillīs
Vocative	pāstille	pāstillī

References

“pastillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“pastillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pastillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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