LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

mastīgia

mastīgia m (genitive mastīgiae)
Classical[masˈtiː.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[masˈtiː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. derogatoryscoundrel, rascal, rogue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemastīgiamastīgiae
genitivemastīgiaemastīgiārum
dativemastīgiaemastīgiīs
accusativemastīgiammastīgiās
ablativemastīgiāmastīgiīs
vocativemastīgiamastīgiae

mastīgĭa, ae, m., = μαστιγίας,
I. a scoundrel, rascal, rogue.
I. Lit. (anteclass.), Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 11; id. Capt. 3, 4, 69; 3, 5, 1; id. Cas. 2, 6, 9; 2, 8, 10; id. Most. 1, 1, 1; 3, 1, 71; id. Poen. 1, 2, 108; 177; 178; id. Rud. 4, 83; id. Trin. 4, 3, 14: non manum abstines, mastigia? Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 6.—
II. Transf., f., a whip, scourge (late Lat.), Sulp. Sev. Dial. 2, 3, 6.

Origins

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”).

Quick answers

What does mastīgia mean in Latin?
mastīgia, a noun, means “scoundrel, rascal, rogue”.
What is the genitive of mastīgia?
The genitive singular is mastīgiae. mastīgia is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mastīgia?
In classical Latin, [masˈtiː.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [masˈtiː.d͡ʒi.a].