Mater Dei

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.ter ˈde.iː/, [ˈmäːt̪ɛr ˈd̪eiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ter ˈde.i/, [ˈmäːt̪er ˈd̪ɛːi]

Proper noun

Māter Deī f sg (genitive Mātris Deī); third declension

1. (Christianity) Mother of God. Specially referring to the Virgin Mary.

Declension

Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Māter Deī
Genitive	Mātris Deī
Dative	Mātrī Deī
Accusative	Mātrem Deī
Ablative	Mātre Deī
Vocative	Māter Deī