maternus
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From māter (“mother”) + -nus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maːˈter.nus/, [mäːˈt̪ɛrnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈter.nus/, [mäˈt̪ɛrnus]
Adjective
[edit]māternus (feminine māterna, neuter māternum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | māternus | māterna | māternum | māternī | māternae | māterna | |
genitive | māternī | māternae | māternī | māternōrum | māternārum | māternōrum | |
dative | māternō | māternae | māternō | māternīs | |||
accusative | māternum | māternam | māternum | māternōs | māternās | māterna | |
ablative | māternō | māternā | māternō | māternīs | |||
vocative | māterne | māterna | māternum | māternī | māternae | māterna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of or pertaining to a mother): māternālis, mātrālis
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “maternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.