materno

Italian

Etymology

From Latin māternus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtɛr.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrno

Adjective

materno (feminine materna, masculine plural materni, feminine plural materne)

1. (relational) mother; maternal, motherly

   Antonym: paterno

Related terms

• madre
• maternamente
• maternità
• maternizzazione

 

Further reading

• materno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• armento, matrone, montare, monterà, normate, ormante, tremano

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Latin

Adjective

māternō

1. dative masculine singular of māternus
2. dative neuter singular of māternus
3. ablative masculine singular of māternus
4. ablative neuter singular of māternus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māternus (“maternal”), from Latin māter (“mother”).

Adjective

materno m (feminine singular materna, masculine plural maternos, feminine plural maternas, comparable)

1. maternal; motherly (of, pertaining to or associated with mothers)

   amor materno ― motherly love

   Synonym: maternal

2. maternal (related through the mother’s side of the family)

   avô materno ― maternal grandfather

Coordinate terms

• paterno, fraterno

Related terms

• madrasta
• madre
• maternal

 

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈteɾno/, [maˈt̪eɾ.no]

Adjective

materno (feminine materna, masculine plural maternos, feminine plural maternas)

1. (relational) mother
2. maternal

Derived terms

• abuela materna
• abuelo materno
• leche materna
• lengua materna
• maternidad
• tío materno

 

Further reading

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