alma mater in Latin

IPA: /ˈal.ma ˈmaː.ter/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäɫ̪mä ˈmäːt̪ɛr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈal.ma ˈma.ter/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈälmä ˈmäːt̪er] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From alma (“nourishing”) + māter (“mother”) Etymology templates: {{af|la|alma|māter|t1=nourishing|t2=mother}} alma (“nourishing”) + māter (“mother”) Head templates: {{la-noun|alma<+> māter<3.F>}} alma māter f (genitive almae mātris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|alma<+> māter<3.F>}} Forms: alma māter [canonical, feminine], almae mātris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], alma māter [nominative, singular], almae mātrēs [nominative, plural], almae mātris [genitive, singular], almārum mātrum [genitive, plural], almae mātrī [dative, singular], almīs mātribus [dative, plural], almam mātrem [accusative, singular], almās mātrēs [accusative, plural], almā mātre [ablative, singular], almīs mātribus [ablative, plural], alma māter [singular, vocative], almae mātrēs [plural, vocative]

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      "ipa": "[ˈälmä ˈmäːt̪er]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "form": "almā mātre",
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        "(Medieval Christianity) Virgin Mary"
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"alma mater" meaning in Latin

Noun