macierz

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /mat͡ɕɛ(ː)r̝/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /mat͡ɕɛr̝/, /mat͡ɕer̝/

Noun

macierz f

1. mother

   Synonyms: macica, maciora, mać

Descendants

• Polish: macierz
• Silesian: macierz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish macierz (“mother”). Doublet of maciora and mutra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.t͡ɕɛʂ/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ɕɛʂ
• Syllabification: ma‧cierz

Noun

macierz f

1. matrix (notion in mathematics)
2. matrix (part of the mitochondrion)
3. (dated or literary) motherland (country of origin)

Declension

Declension of macierz

	singular	plural
nominative	macierz	macierze
genitive	macierzy	macierzy
dative	macierzy	macierzom
accusative	macierz	macierze
instrumental	macierzą	macierzami
locative	macierzy	macierzach
vocative	macierzy	macierze

Derived terms

adjectives

• macierzowy
• macierzyński
• macierzysty

 

Further reading

• macierz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• macierz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish macierz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ɕɛʂ/
• Rhymes: -at͡ɕɛʂ
• Syllabification: ma‧cierz

Noun

macierz f

1. (Cieszyn Silesia) mother

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muter

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fater

Further reading

• Jadwiga Wronicz, editor (2010), Słownik gwarowy Śląska Cieszyńskiego (in Silesian), Ustroń: Galeria „Na Gojach”, →ISBN