mascle

English

The coat of arms of Salsigne, France, featuring a mascle

Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəl/

Noun

mascle (plural mascles)

1. (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
2. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

Translations

lozenge in heraldry

• Swedish: genombruten snedruta c
• Welsh: man (cy) m

Anagrams

• mescal, Malecs, scamel, Camels, Mescal, camels, macles

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin māsclus, from Latin māsculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmas.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmas.kle]

Noun

mascle m (plural mascles)

1. a male

   Antonym: femella

2. pin, peg, plug

   connector mascle ― male connector

3. tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads)

   Antonym: filera

Derived terms

• falguera mascle, (Valencia) falaguera mascle
• masclejar
• masclet
• masclisme
• masclista

Related terms

• masculí
• viril

Adjective

mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

Further reading

• “mascle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Noun

mascle

1. vocative singular of masclus

Middle English

Noun

mascle

1. Alternative form of male

Adjective

mascle

1. Alternative form of male