mastin

See also: Mastin and mastín

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mans'tinus, < *mansuetīnus (“tamed (animal)”), from Classical Latin mānsuētus (“tamed”).

Noun

mastin m (oblique plural mastins, nominative singular mastins, nominative plural mastin)

  1. guard dog

Descendants
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