maternus

Latin

Etymology

From māter (“mother”) +‎ -nus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maːˈter.nus/, [mäːˈt̪ɛrnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈter.nus/, [mäˈt̪ɛrnus]

Adjective

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

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative māternus māterna māternum māternī māternae māterna
Genitive māternī māternae māternī māternōrum māternārum māternōrum
Dative māternō māternō māternīs
Accusative māternum māternam māternum māternōs māternās māterna
Ablative māternō māternā māternō māternīs
Vocative māterne māterna māternum māternī māternae māterna

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

References
  • “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
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