Pastor

Pastor

See also: pastor, pastôr, and păstor

Translingual

Etymology

Latin pastor (“herdsman, shepherd”)

Proper noun

Pastor m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sturnidae – rosy starling.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Sturnidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pastor roseus - sole species

References

• Rosy Starling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sturnus roseus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pastor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pastor at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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German

Alternative forms

• Paster (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpastɔɐ̯/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /pasˈtoːɐ̯/ (alternative form; predominant in some regions, including western Germany)

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Noun

Pastor m (mixed or strong, genitive Pastors, plural Pastoren or Pastöre)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)

   Synonym: Pfarrer

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Pastoren.
• The plural Pastöre is used by some of those speakers who stress the word on the second syllable, particularly in western Germany.
• The word as such is more common among Protestants than among Catholics. There are, however, some regions where the word is traditional for a Catholic pastor, including the Rhineland.

Declension

Declension of Pastor [masculine, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pastor	die	Pastoren, Pastöre
genitive	eines	des	Pastors	der	Pastoren, Pastöre
dative	einem	dem	Pastor	den	Pastoren, Pastören
accusative	einen	den	Pastor	die	Pastoren, Pastöre

Derived terms

• Pastorin

Further reading

• “Pastor” in Duden online
• “Pastor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Romanian

Etymology

From pastor.

Proper noun

Pastor m (genitive/dative lui Pastor)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

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Spanish

Etymology

From pastor (“shepherd”).

Proper noun

Pastor ?

1. a surname originating as an occupation

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pastor, from pastor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pas‧tor
• IPA^(key): /pasˈtoɾ/, [pɐsˈtoɾ]

Noun

Pastor (feminine Pastora)

1. (Protestantism) honorific used before the name of a male Christian Protestant pastor; Pastor

   Pastor Peter

Proper noun

Pastór

1. a surname from Spanish