mascle

English

The coat of arms of Salsigne, France, featuring a mascle

Etymology

From Middle English mascle, maskel, from Old French mascle, macle, from Medieval Latin mascula, from a Germanic source (compare English mesh). Doublet of mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæskəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

mascle (plural mascles)

1. (historical) A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
2. (heraldry) A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

Derived terms

• mascled

Translations

lozenge in heraldry

• Swedish: genombruten snedruta c
• Welsh: man (cy) m

Anagrams

• mescal, Malecs, scamel, Camels, Mescal, camels, macles

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmas.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmas.kle]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

mascle m (plural mascles)

1. a male

   Antonym: femella

2. pin, peg, plug

   connector mascle ― male connector

3. tap (tool for cutting internal screw threads)

   Antonym: filera

Derived terms

• falguera mascle, (Valencia) falaguera mascle
• masclejar
• masclet
• masclisme
• masclista

Related terms

• masculí
• viril

Adjective

mascle (feminine mascla, masculine and feminine plural mascles)

1. (figuratively) energetic in a virile manner

Further reading

• “mascle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmas.kɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmas.kle]

Noun

mascle

1. vocative singular of masclus

Middle English

Noun

mascle

1. alternative form of male

Adjective

mascle

1. alternative form of male