mastyf – Middle English noun declension

Noun: mastyf

Sg.	mastyf
Pl.	mastyves; mastyfes

Genitive

Dative

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like mastyf

lef, rof, schef, myschef, mastyf, thef, knyf,

Etymology

From Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus (“tamed (animal)”), from Latin mansuetus (“tamed”). The final -f is due to influence from Old French mestif; some forms have totally assimilated to that word. See: French Nouns 'mâtin', Latin Nouns 'mansuetus'.

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