mediastinus
Latin
Alternative forms
- mediastrīnus
Etymology
Perhaps a substantive form of an adjective *mediast(r)īnus (“menial”), from medius + -aster + -inus (assuming the form with -r- is the older form).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.di.asˈtiː.nus/, [mɛd̪iäs̠ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.di.asˈti.nus/, [med̪iäsˈt̪iːnus]
Noun
mediastīnus m (genitive mediastīnī); second declension
- common servant employed on general duties, drudge, menial worker
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mediastīnus | mediastīnī |
| Genitive | mediastīnī | mediastīnōrum |
| Dative | mediastīnō | mediastīnīs |
| Accusative | mediastīnum | mediastīnōs |
| Ablative | mediastīnō | mediastīnīs |
| Vocative | mediastīne | mediastīnī |
References
- “mediastinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mediastinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mediastinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette