Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μαστῑγίας (mastīgías, one deserving of whipping), from μάστιξ (mástix, whip).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae); first declension

  1. scoundrel, rascal, rogue
    Synonyms: furcifer, verberō

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mastīgia mastīgiae
Genitive mastīgiae mastīgiārum
Dative mastīgiae mastīgiīs
Accusative mastīgiam mastīgiās
Ablative mastīgiā mastīgiīs
Vocative mastīgia mastīgiae

References edit

  • mastigia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mastigia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mastigia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.