Matrona
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Gaulish Mātronā (Dea Matrona), cognate to Old Welsh Modron, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr (“mother”) + *-onā (individualizing suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmaː.tro.na/, [ˈmäːt̪rɔnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.tro.na/, [ˈmäːt̪ronä]
Proper noun
editMātrona f sg or m sg (genitive Mātronae); first declension
- The river Marne
- The goddess associated with the river
- 2nd century AD, altar inscription CIL XIII, 5674:[1]
- Successus Natalis l(ibertus) maceriem caementiciam circa hoc templum de sua pecunia Matronae ex voto suscepto v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
- 2009 translation by Noémie Beck
- Successus, freed from Natalis, had this outer wall in rubble stones built around this temple at his own expense in honour of Matrona, after making a vow, and paid his vow willingly and deservedly
- 2009 translation by Noémie Beck
- Successus Natalis l(ibertus) maceriem caementiciam circa hoc templum de sua pecunia Matronae ex voto suscepto v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
Usage notes
editThe gender as a river name is variously given as masculine,[2] feminine,[3] or variable[4] in dictionaries and grammars. Feminine follows the general gender assignment of first declension nouns; masculine follows a general rule that river names in Latin were masculine. Both rules have exceptions. It is feminine in Ausonius.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mātrona |
Genitive | Mātronae |
Dative | Mātronae |
Accusative | Mātronam |
Ablative | Mātronā |
Vocative | Mātrona |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Noémie Beck (2015) “The River-Goddess in Celtic Traditions: Mother, Healer and Wisdom Purveyor”, in Mélanges en l’honneur de Pierre-Yves Lambert[1]
- ^ Kühner's Latin Grammar, translated by J.T. Champlin, 1853, page 13 §16
- ^ Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar, by Basil Gildersleeve and Gonzalez Lodge, 1905, page 7
- ^ Atkinson's Appendix to His Key to the Latin Language, by John Atkinson, 1822, page 3
Further reading
edit- “Matrona”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Matrona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Matrona”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Mātrōna.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMatrona f
- a female given name from Latin
Declension
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