mastyf
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
mastyf (plural mastyves or mastyfes)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “mastī̆f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-12.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English mastiff, from Middle English mastif, mastyf, from Old French mastin, from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus, from Latin mānsuētus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mastyf m animal
- Alternative form of mastif
Declension edit
Declension of mastyf
Derived terms edit
adjective
Further reading edit
- mastyf in Polish dictionaries at PWN