gaster

== English == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.stɚ/ Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) === Noun === gaster (plural gasters) (anatomy, rare) The stomach. (zootomy, entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants). ==== Derived terms ==== paragaster metagaster ==== Related terms ==== -gastria gastric gastro- melanogaster === References === “gaster”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === 'Gaters, Gaters, Greats, Stager, Strega, grates, greats, ragest, retags, stager, targes == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡas.tɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡas.ter] === Noun === gaster f (genitive gasteris or gastrī); variously declined, third declension, second declension (literal) the belly Synonym: (pure Latin) venter (transferred sense) a big-bellied vessel ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun or second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er). ==== Derived terms ==== gastricus ==== Related terms ==== digastricus === References === “gaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “gaster”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French, from Latin vastāre. The initial g is under the influence of Frankish *wuostjan, *wuastjan, itself from Latin vastō or from the same pre-Latin source. === Verb === gaster to waste (not make good use of) to destroy ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Synonyms ==== (to destroy): destruire ==== Descendants ==== French: gâter == Old French == === Alternative forms === guaster === Etymology === From Latin vastāre, derived from vāstus (“waste, desert”). The initial g(u) is under the influence of synonymous Frankish *wōstijan, itself from *wōstī, a cognate of Latin vāstus through Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂stos. === Verb === gaster to waste (not make good use of) to destroy ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Synonyms ==== (to destroy): destruire ==== Related terms ==== guastine, gastine ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: gaster French: gâter