māter

māt--er, mā--ter uital.-lat. 'Mutter'

Von uital. *mātēr, von uig. *méh₂tēr. Verwandt mit aengl. mōdor (engl. mother).

Noun

māter f (genitive mātris); third declension

1. mother (female parent) [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: genetrīx

   Nē, māter; suam. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. mother (source, origin)
3. matron of a house
4. honorific title
5. woman
6. nurse
7. motherland
8. maternity, motherhood

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.ter/, [ˈmäːt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ter/, [ˈmäːt̪er]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ter

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	māter	mātrēs
Genitive	mātris	mātrum
Dative	mātrī	mātribus
Accusative	mātrem	mātrēs
Ablative	mātre	mātribus
Vocative	māter	mātrēs