Latin dictionary · noun
māter
mother (female parent)
Dictionary forms: māter, mātris
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- mother (female parent)
- mother (source, origin)
- matron of a house
- honorific title
- woman
- nurse
Connected roots
- matr-
mother
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- maternal
relating to a mother
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| māter | nom. sg. |
| mātrēs | nom. pl. |
| mātris | gen. sg. |
| mātrum | gen. pl. |
| mātrī | dat. sg. |
| mātribus | dat. pl. |
| mātrem | acc. sg. |
| mātrēs | acc. pl. |
| mātre | abl. sg. |
| mātribus | abl. pl. |
| māter | voc. sg. |
| mātrēs | voc. pl. |
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