pasteur
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See also: Pasteur
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French pasteur, from Old French pastur, pastor, an accusative form corresponding originally to nominative pastre (whence modern pâtre), from Latin pastor, pastōrem. Early on was there a tendency towards functional split, the original accusative being influenced by the Latin etymon and used particularly in religious context. This influence also explains the survival of the /s/ (instead of *pâteur). A strict division between inherited form and learned use is hardly possible, however, as the word is continuously attested and would have been spelt pasteur in Middle French in any case. Compare the diminutive pastoureau (also pâtoureau), which is clearly inherited from Old French pastorel.
Pronunciation
Noun
pasteur m (plural pasteurs, feminine pastoresse or pasteure)
- shepherd
- (figurative, Christianity) one who looks after the flock of the faithful
- Christ as the Good Shepherd
- a priest in his function as a spiritual carer
- (Protestantism) pastor, reverend (title of a minister)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pasteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpastər/ [ˈpas.t̪ər]
- Rhymes: -astər
- Syllabification: pas‧teur
Noun
pasteur (plural pasteur-pasteur)
- pasteurisation, pasteurization: heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
Alternative forms
Related terms
- pasteurisasi
Further reading
- “pasteur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French pastur, pastor, borrowed from Latin pastor, pastōrem (“shepherd”).
Noun
pasteur m (plural pasteurs)
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