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maternus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From māter (mother) +‎ -nus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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māternus (feminine māterna, neuter māternum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a mother, maternal.
  2. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: matern
  • French: maternel
  • Italian: materno
  • Romanian: matern
  • Portuguese: materno
  • Spanish: materno

References

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  • 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.