talamasca

Latin

Etymology

Medieval loan from Old French talemache, possibly of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ta.ɫaˈmas.ka]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ta.laˈmas.ka]

Noun

talamasca f (genitive talamascae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a demonic face or forehead mask
2. (Medieval Latin) an occult figure, similar to a sorceror or diviner
3. (Medieval Latin) cyphered or obscured, possibly magically; "talamascae litterae"

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	talamasca	talamascae
genitive	talamascae	talamascārum
dative	talamascae	talamascīs
accusative	talamascam	talamascās
ablative	talamascā	talamascīs
vocative	talamasca	talamascae

References

• "talamasca", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “talamasca”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
• Mascara, Biblia Medieval.es