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matronalis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mātrōna (married woman, matron) +‎ -ālis, from māter (mother; matron).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mātrōnālis (neuter mātrōnāle, adverb mātrōnāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to or befitting a married woman or matron; womanly, matronly.

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative mātrōnālis mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs mātrōnālia
genitive mātrōnālis mātrōnālium
dative mātrōnālī mātrōnālibus
accusative mātrōnālem mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs
mātrōnālīs
mātrōnālia
ablative mātrōnālī mātrōnālibus
vocative mātrōnālis mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs mātrōnālia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: matronal
  • Italian: matronale
  • Portuguese: matronal
  • Spanish: matronal

References

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  • matronalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • matronalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • matronalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.