madrastra

Asturian

Noun

madrastra f (plural madrastres)

1. Alternative form of madrasta

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈðɾas.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈðɾas.tɾa]

Noun

madrastra f (plural madrastres)

1. stepmother

See also

• padrastre

References

• “madrastra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “madrastra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “madrastra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “madrastra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Portuguese madrasta, Catalan madrastra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɾastɾa/ [maˈð̞ɾas.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -astɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧dras‧tra

Noun

madrastra f (plural madrastras, masculine padrastro, masculine plural padrastros)

1. stepmother

Further reading

• “madrastra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• madrasta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish madrastra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /madˈɾastɾa/ [mɐd̪ˈɾas.t̪ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -astɾa
• Syllabification: mad‧ras‧tra

Noun

madrastra (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. stepmother

   Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, tiyahin, tiya, tiyang, ale

   Coordinate term: padrastro