mastigia

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαστῑγίας (mastīgías, “one deserving of whipping”), from μάστιξ (mástix, “whip”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae); first declension

  1. scoundrel, rascal, rogue
    Synonyms: furcifer, verberō

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case 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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