madriña
See also: madrina
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From madre (“mother”) + -iña.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madriña f (plural madriñas)
- Diminutive of madre (“mother”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Portuguese madrinha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
madriña f (plural madriñas)
- godmother (a female godparent)
References edit
- “madriña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “madriña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “madriña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.