mecastor
Latin
Etymology
Ellipsis of adiuvet mē Castor (literally “so help me Castor”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [meːˈkas.tɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈkas.t̪or]
Interjection
mēcastor
- An expression showing that one is surprised, annoyed, or excited.
See also
References
- “mecastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mecastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “mecastor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- mecastor in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung