mastigophorus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαστιγοφόρος (mastigophóros, scourge-bearing), from μάστιξ (mástix, whip, scourge) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, carrying, bearing).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mas.tiˈɡo.fo.rus/,

Adjective

mastigophorus (feminine mastigophora, neuter mastigophorum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) whip-bearing

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Translingual: mastigophorus
  • Translingual: Mastigophora
  • Translingual: Mastigophora