This morpho-lexical type comprises two phonetic types, [p'astor] and [past'ore], which are widespread throughout the Romanic language area and are based on an identical base type pāstor (cf. Georges under pāstor). The original meaning 'shepherd, herdsman' is preserved, with a possible extension of the meaning to 'dairyman'. The differentiation into two phonetic types is related to case formation. The form [p'astor] has its origin in the nominative case, while the second [past'ore] is a derivative from the accusative case (Latin pāstorem). The adoption of nominative forms is not uncommon in personal names (Skytte 1998: 48). In some areas, both phonetic types coexist in semantic differentiation (cf. FEW 7, 760).