LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mastus

mastus m (genitive mastī)
Classical[ˈmas.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmas.tus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineship mast

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemastusmastī
genitivemastīmastōrum
dativemastōmastīs
accusativemastummastōs
ablativemastōmastīs
vocativemastemastī

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *mast (“ship mast”). Found in the 8th-century Reichenau Glossary.

Descendants
  • Frenchmâtfrom Old French mast
  • Spanishmastefrom Old French mast
  • Spanishmástelfrom Old French mast
  • Spanishmástilfrom Old French mast
  • Portuguesemastrofrom Old French mast
  • Portuguesemastaréufrom Old French mast
  • Portuguesemastofrom Old French mast
  • Occitanmast
  • Normanmâtfrom Old French mast

Quick answers

What does mastus mean in Latin?
mastus, a noun, means “ship mast”.
What is the genitive of mastus?
The genitive singular is mastī. mastus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mastus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmas.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmas.tus].