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Middle English
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)
- mastiff
Descendants
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.tɘf/
- Rhymes: -astɘf
- Syllabification: mas‧tyf
Noun
mastyf m animal
- Alternative form of mastif
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- mastyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN