See also: Madrasta

Asturian edit

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Etymology edit

From Late Latin mātrastra (stepmother), from Latin māter (mother).

Noun edit

madrasta f (plural madrastes)

  1. stepmother

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Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Attested since circa 1300. From Late Latin mātrastra (stepmother), from Latin māter (mother). Compare Galician madrasta, Spanish madrastra.

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Noun edit

madrasta f (plural madrastas)

  1. stepmother

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References edit

  • madrasta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • madrasta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • madrasta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • madrasta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • madrasta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin mātrastra (stepmother), from Latin māter (mother), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Galician madrasta, Spanish madrastra.

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

madrasta f (plural madrastas)

  1. stepmother (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
    Antonym: mãe
  2. (figurative) an evil woman
    Synonyms: bruxa, megera
    Antonym: santa

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From madrastra with an elision of /ɾ/.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: mad‧ras‧ta
  • IPA(key): /madˈɾasta/, [mɐdˈɾas.tɐ]

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madrasta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. Alternative form of madrastra: stepmother
    • 2005, Nestor De Guzman, Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranian: mga pagunita at pagtatapat, →ISBN:
      Lumaki ako sa piling ng aking madrasta at ibang mga kapatid. May tindahan kami sa Tanauan. Madalas akong tumatao roon kapag walang pasok sa eskuwela. Sa mga oras na walang bumibili, nagbabasa ako ng mga inarkilang komiks.
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