matia
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin mateola f, possibly via Frankish *mattjō m (“cutting tool, hoe, chisel”)
Compare Old High German mezzo (“stone cutter, mason”) ( > Medieval Latin maciō m (“stone cutter, mason”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈma.ti.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmat.t͡si.a/,
Noun
matia f (genitive matiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) club (heavy stick used as a weapon)
- (Medieval Latin) mace (ceremonial form of this club-weapon)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matia | matiae |
| genitive | matiae | matiārum |
| dative | matiae | matiīs |
| accusative | matiam | matiās |
| ablative | matiā | matiīs |
| vocative | matia | matiae |
Synonyms
- (club): fūstis m (Classical Latin)
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin: *mattea f
References
- matia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 661/2, “matia”