mastigia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μαστῑγίας (mastīgías, “one deserving of whipping”), from μάστιξ (mástix, “whip”).
For semantic parallels, compare native verberō (“scoundrel, rascal (worthy of being whipped)”) from verber (“whip, rod”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /masˈtiː.ɡi.a/, [mäs̠ˈt̪iːɡiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /masˈti.d͡ʒi.a/, [mäsˈt̪iːd͡ʒiä]
Noun
[edit]mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mastīgia | mastīgiae |
| genitive | mastīgiae | mastīgiārum |
| dative | mastīgiae | mastīgiīs |
| accusative | mastīgiam | mastīgiās |
| ablative | mastīgiā | mastīgiīs |
| vocative | mastīgia | mastīgiae |
References
[edit]- “mastigia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mastigia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mastigia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.