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Etymology
An aberrant derivation from Old French mastin (modern mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetīnus �tamed (animal)�, from Latin mansuetus �tamed�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�mæstɪf/ (US, UK)
Noun
en-noun
- One of several large breeds of dog (such as bulldogs and Saint Bernards), often used as guard dogs
Quotations
1605: w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, w:King Lear|King Lear, Act III, Scene VI
1922, w:Virginia Woolf|Virginia Woolf, w:Jacob's Room|Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 98
Translations
Afrikaans: waghond, slagtershond, kettinghond
Dutch: #Dutch|mastiff, mopshond
Finnish: mastiffi
French: dogue m
German: Dogge f
Hebrew: �ס��ף (mastiff) m
Hungarian: masztiff
Italian: mastino m
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Latin: canis villaticus m, canis Anglicus m
Old English: ryþþa m, roþhund m
Russian: дог (dog) m
Spanish: mastÃn m, alano m
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