mastyf

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mansuetus (“tamed”). The final -f is due to influence from Old French mestif; some forms have totally assimilated to that word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /masˈtiːf/, /ˈmastif/

Noun

mastyf (plural mastyves or mastyfes)

  1. mastiff

Descendants

  • English: mastiff
  • Scots: mastiff

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mastiff, from Middle English mastif, mastyf, from Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus, from Latin mānsuētus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmas.tɨf/
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  • Rhymes: -astɨf
  • Syllabification: mas‧tyf

Noun

mastyf m animal

  1. Alternative form of mastif

Declension

Declension of mastyf
singular plural
nominative mastyf mastyfy
genitive mastyfa mastyfów
dative mastyfowi mastyfom
accusative mastyfa mastyfy
instrumental mastyfem mastyfami
locative mastyfie mastyfach
vocative mastyfie mastyfy

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • mastyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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