LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mastrūca

mastrūca f (genitive mastrūcae)
Classical[masˈtruː.ka]Ecclesiastical[masˈtruː.ka]

Meaning

  1. A sheepskin or goatskin jacket, as those worn by Sardinians.
  2. figurativelyA ninny.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemastrūcamastrūcae
mastrūgae
genitivemastrūcae
mastrūgae		mastrūcārum
mastrūgārum
dativemastrūcae
mastrūgae		mastrūcīs
mastrūgīs
accusativemastrūcam
mastrūgam		mastrūcās
mastrūgās
ablativemastrūcāmastrūcīs
mastrūgīs
vocativemastrūcamastrūcae
mastrūgae

mastrūca (mastrūga), ae, f. Sardinian; v. infra,
I. a garment made of skins, a sheepskin, a skin: mastrucam, quod Sardum est, inridens Cicero ex industria dixit, Quint. 1, 5, 8: mastruca vestis Sardonica ex pelliculis ferarum, de qua Cicero pro Scauro: Quem purpura regalis non commovit, eum Sardorum mastruca mutavit? Isid. Orig. 19, 23, 5 (Orell. Cic. Fragm. Scaur. § 45, d, p. 268); so Prud. Symm. 2, 695.— As a term of abuse, a sheepskin, a ninny, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 34.

Origins

From a Nuragic term.

Quick answers

What does mastrūca mean in Latin?
mastrūca, a noun, means “A sheepskin or goatskin jacket, as those worn by Sardinians.; A ninny.”.
What is the genitive of mastrūca?
The genitive singular is mastrūcae. mastrūca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mastrūca?
In classical Latin, [masˈtruː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [masˈtruː.ka].