matia

See also: Matia, Matìa, and mätiä

Latin

Alternative forms

maca, macha, machia, macia, mascea, masia, maza, mazia, mazza

Etymology

From the same Proto-Indo-European root as mateola.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ti.a/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.t͡si.a/, [ˈmaː.t͡si.a]

Noun

matia f (genitive matiae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) club (heavy stick used as a weapon)
(Medieval Latin) mace (ceremonial form of this club-weapon)

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matia	matiae
Genitive	matiae	matiārum
Dative	matiae	matiīs
Accusative	matiam	matiās
Ablative	matiā	matiīs
Vocative	matia	matiae

Synonyms

(club): fūstis (Classical)

References

matia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 661/2, “matia”

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