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Latin
Etymology
From Helvētius (“Swiss”) + Ancient Greek μάστῑξ (mástīx, “scourge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Helvētiomastīx m (genitive Helvētiomastīgis); third declension
- (Renaissance Latin, hapax) a scourge of the Swiss.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- Helvetiomastix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016