mastiche

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

1. 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