Matrinus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to the Celtic name of Matrona and Modron, but more likely from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet”) through a language that had a stop shift *d > t (Germanic, Hittite, Thracian).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈtriː.nus/, [mäˈt̪riːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈtri.nus/, [mäˈt̪riːnus]
Proper noun edit
Matrīnus m sg (genitive Matrīnī); second declension
- A river of Picenum flowing into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Hadria
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Matrīnus |
| Genitive | Matrīnī |
| Dative | Matrīnō |
| Accusative | Matrīnum |
| Ablative | Matrīnō |
| Vocative | Matrīne |
References edit
- “Matrinus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Matrinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.