matronaliter
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From mātrōnālis (“befitting a married woman or matron, matronly”), from mātrōna (“married woman, matron”) + -ālis, from māter (“mother; matron”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maː.troːˈnaː.li.ter/, [mäːt̪roːˈnäːlʲɪt̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.troˈna.li.ter/, [mät̪roˈnäːlit̪er]
Adverb edit
mātrōnāliter (not comparable)
- like a matron
Related terms edit
References edit
- “matronaliter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press