mastichinus

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Latin

Etymology

Post-Classical, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos), or from mastichē, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mastichinus (feminine mastichina, neuter mastichinum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or belonging to the mastic tree

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative mastichinus mastichina mastichinum mastichinī mastichinae mastichina
genitive mastichinī mastichinae mastichinī mastichinōrum mastichinārum mastichinōrum
dative mastichinō mastichinae mastichinō mastichinīs
accusative mastichinum mastichinam mastichinum mastichinōs mastichinās mastichina
ablative mastichinō mastichinā mastichinō mastichinīs
vocative mastichine mastichina mastichinum mastichinī mastichinae mastichina

Descendants

  • Albanian: mështekër (“birch”)
  • Aromanian: misteacãn (“birch”)
  • Romanian: mesteacăn (“birch”)
  • Sicilian: mastigona (“piney thistle”)

Sardinian lustinchinu < Lentiscus is formed analogically after mastichinus <Greek μαστίχα - the same tree.

References

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