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pastinum

From LSJ

Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pastĭnum: i, n.,
I a kind of two-pronged dibble, for preparing the ground and for setting plants with: pastinum vocant agricolae ferramentum bifurcum, quo semina panguntur. Col. 3, 18. 1, and 6.—
II Transf.
   A The act of digging up and trenching the ground: pastinum fieri nunc tempus est, Pall. 2, 10, 1.—
   B In plur., ground so prepared: sed haec in pastinis vel sulcis ratio erit, Pall. 3, 9, 13: latitudo pastinorum, id. 1, 7, 2; 1, 34, 2: instituere, Dig. 24, 3, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pastĭnum, ī, n.,
1 houe : Col. Rust. 3, 18, 1
2 action de houer : Pall. 2, 10, 1
3 terrain houé : Pall. 3, 9, 13.

Latin > German (Georges)

pastinum, ī, n., I) ein zweizackiges Werkzeug, um den Weinberg od. einen zum Weinbau bestimmten Ort umzuhacken (nach unserer Art, umzugraben) u. den Weinstock hineinzusetzen u. zu befestigen, die Weinhacke, Colum. 3, 18, 1 sqq. – II) meton.: A) das Umhacken des Weinberges, Pallad. 2, 10 u.a. – B) der umgehackte (umgegrabene) Boden, Pallad.: pastina instituere, ICt.

Latin > Chinese

pastinum, i. n. :: 裂二之鐝

Translations

dibble

Catalan: plantador; Czech: sázecí kolík; Danish: plantepind, plantestok; Dutch: pootijzer, pootstok; English: dibble, dib, dibber; Finnish: istutuspuikko; French: plantoir; Galician: plantador; German: Pflanzholz, Setzholz; Greek: εμφυτευτήριο, φυτευτήριο, φυτευτήρι; Ancient Greek: βωλοστρόφιον, ἐμβολεύς; Irish: stibhín; Italian: piantatoio; Laboya: kanyakka; Latin: pastinum; Macedonian: колче; Maori: kōkotaia; Norwegian Bokmål: plantepinne; Polish: sadzak; Spanish: plantador; Welsh: tyllwr