matrina

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Etymology[edit]

From mātr- +‎ -īna. First attested in 753 CE.[1]

Noun[edit]

mātrīna f (genitive mātrīnae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. godmother
    Synonym: patrīna

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative matrīna matrīnae
Genitive matrīnae matrīnārum
Dative matrīnae matrīnīs
Accusative matrīnam matrīnās
Ablative matrīnā matrīnīs
Vocative matrīna matrīnae

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “matrīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 500
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