мастика

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikháō, I chew).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmastika]
  • Hyphenation: мас‧ти‧ка

Noun

мастика • (mastikaf (diminutive мастиче)

  1. mastic, resin
  2. a mastic-flavored liqueur, popular in Macedonia and the Balkans
  3. bubblegum, chewing gum

Declension

Declension of мастика
singular plural
indefinite мастика (mastika) мастики (mastiki)
definite unspecified мастиката (mastikata) мастиките (mastikite)
definite proximal мастикава (mastikava) мастикиве (mastikive)
definite distal мастикана (mastikana) мастикине (mastikine)
vocative мастико (mastiko) мастики (mastiki)

See also

References

  • мастика” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).

Secondary reinforced by originally unrelated Russian масти́тый (mastítyj), масть (mastʹ), масти́ть (mastítʹ), -маща́ть (-maščátʹ) (akin to ма́зать (mázatʹ), ма́сло (máslo)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈsʲtʲikə]

Noun

масти́ка • (mastíkaf inan (genitive масти́ки, nominative plural масти́ки, genitive plural масти́к)

  1. mastic, resin, gum
  2. putty, lute
  3. floor polish

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мастика”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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