masturbor

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Traditionally suggested to be a compound of manus (“hand”) + turbare (“to unsettle, throw in to disorder”), or a deformed compound of manus (“hand”) + stuprāre (“to defile (the self)”), from stuprum, with influence from turbāre – though the first part could also be mās (“man”).

Watkins traces the root to a Proto-Indo-European *mostr̥g-, extended and metathesised from *mosgʰós (“marrow”), also found in Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀𐬥‎ (mast(ə)rəg-an-, “brains”) and Tocharian B mrestīwe (“marrow”); the semantic development would parallel "the symbolic autofellatio of Finn [mac Cumaill]'s gnawing his thumb to the marrow".

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /masˈtur.bor/, [masˈtʊr.bɔr]

Verb

masturbor (present infinitive masturbārī, perfect active masturbātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. I masturbate

Inflection
   Conjugation of masturbor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present masturbor masturbāris, masturbāre masturbātur masturbāmur masturbāminī masturbantur
imperfect masturbābar masturbābāris, masturbābāre masturbābātur masturbābāmur masturbābāminī masturbābantur
future masturbābor masturbāberis, masturbābere masturbābitur masturbābimur masturbābiminī masturbābuntur
perfect masturbātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect masturbātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect masturbātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present masturber masturbēris, masturbēre masturbētur masturbēmur masturbēminī masturbentur
imperfect masturbārer masturbārēris, masturbārēre masturbārētur masturbārēmur masturbārēminī masturbārentur
perfect masturbātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect masturbātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — masturbāre — — masturbāminī —
future — masturbātor masturbātor — — masturbantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives masturbārī masturbātus esse masturbātūrus esse — — —
participles masturbāns masturbātus masturbātūrus — — masturbandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
masturbārī masturbandī masturbandō masturbandum masturbātum masturbātū

Derived terms

References
  • Calvert Watkins (1995) How to Kill a Dragon, page 535
  • masturbor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • MASTURBARE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • masturbor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 953/2
  • masturbo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 11.12.07) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • “masturbor” on page 1,082/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • de Vaan, Michiel, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages
  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed.
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