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Latin
Etymology
Ellipsis of adiuvet mē Castor (literally “so help me Castor”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
mēcastor
- An expression showing that one is surprised, annoyed, or excited.
See also
References
- “mecastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mecastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mecastor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- mecastor in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung