mastigia

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μαστῑγίᾱς (mastīgíās, “one deserving of whipping”), from μάστιξ (mástix, “whip”). For semantic parallels, compare native verberō (“scoundrel, rascal (worthy of being whipped)”) from verber (“whip, rod”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [masˈtiː.ɡi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [masˈtiː.d͡ʒi.a] === Noun === mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae); first declension (derogatory) scoundrel, rascal, rogue Synonyms: furcifer, verberō ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “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.