madrasta

See also: Madrasta

Asturian

Alternative forms

• madrastra

Etymology

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

Noun

madrasta f (plural madrastes)

1. stepmother

Related terms

• padrastru

Galician

Alternative forms

• madrasca

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈðɾastɐ]

Noun

madrasta f (plural madrastas)

1. stepmother

Related terms

• padrasto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “madrasta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “madrasta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madrasta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “madrasta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madrasta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾas.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾas.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾaʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾas.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɾaʃ.tɐ/ [mɐˈðɾaʃ.tɐ]

Noun

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

Coordinate terms

• padrasto

Related terms

• madre
• materno

Tagalog

Etymology

From madrastra with an elision of /ɾ/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /madˈɾasta/ [mɐd̪ˈɾas.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: mad‧ras‧ta

Noun

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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