Contionary:mater

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Cubellian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *mātēr (mother), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmaː.tɛːr/

Noun

mater f

  1. mother
  2. (with genitive) creatrix, inventrix, foundress
  3. head, female chief

Inflection

Declension of mater (third declension)
singular plural
nominative mater mater
vocative
accusative matrum matris1
genitive matreis matrum
dative matrei matrus1
ablative matru
locative matreim matrusem

1 Not affected by inter-word rhotacism.