mastigia

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Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae); first declension

  1. (derogatory) scoundrel, rascal, rogue
    Synonyms: furcifer, verberō

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mastīgia mastīgiae
genitive mastīgiae mastīgiārum
dative mastīgiae mastīgiīs
accusative mastīgiam mastīgiās
ablative mastīgiā mastīgiīs
vocative mastīgia mastīgiae

References

  • “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.
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