mastiche

Latin

Alternative forms

mastix

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ti.kʰeː/, [ˈmas.tɪ.kʰeː]

Noun

mastichē f (genitive mastichēs); first declension

mastic, gum

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mastichē	mastichae
Genitive	mastichēs	mastichārum
Dative	mastichae	mastichīs
Accusative	mastichēn	mastichās
Ablative	mastichē	mastichīs
Vocative	mastichē	mastichae

Related terms

mastichinus

Descendants

Old French: mastic
- → Middle English: mastik, mastyk, masstyk, mastykk, mastike, mastic, mastix
  - English: mastic

References

mastiche in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mastiche in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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