commater

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From com- (“joint”) +‎ māter (“mother”).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈmaː.ter/, [kɔmˈmäːt̪ɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈma.ter/, [komˈmäːt̪er]

Noun edit

commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension

(Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
(informal) a female companion, buddy

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	commāter	commātrēs
Genitive	commātris	commātrum
Dative	commātrī	commātribus
Accusative	commātrem	commātrēs
Ablative	commātre	commātribus
Vocative	commāter	commātrēs

Coordinate terms edit

compater

Descendants edit

Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: cumătră (possibly)
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: comare
- Neapolitan: cummà
- Sicilian: cummari
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: comare
- French: commère
Ibero-Romace:
- Extremaduran: comairi
- Galician: comadre
- Mirandese: cumadre
- Portuguese: comadre
- Spanish: comadre

References edit

commater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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