"maternus" meaning in Latin

See maternus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [maːˈtɛr.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [maˈtɛr.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin māternus From māter (“mother”) + -nus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|māter<t:mother>|-nus<id:adjective>|text=+|title=māternus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin māternus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*mātēr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "māter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "māternus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="māternus"> From māter (“mother”) + -nus. Head templates: {{la-adj|māternus}} māternus (feminine māterna, neuter māternum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|māternus}} Forms: māternus [canonical], māterna [feminine], māternum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], māternus [masculine, nominative, singular], māterna [feminine, nominative, singular], māternum [neuter, nominative, singular], māternī [masculine, nominative, plural], māternae [feminine, nominative, plural], māterna [neuter, nominative, plural], māternī [genitive, masculine, singular], māternae [feminine, genitive, singular], māternī [genitive, neuter, singular], māternōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], māternārum [feminine, genitive, plural], māternōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], māternō [dative, masculine, singular], māternae [dative, feminine, singular], māternō [dative, neuter, singular], māternīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], māternum [accusative, masculine, singular], māternam [accusative, feminine, singular], māternum [accusative, neuter, singular], māternōs [accusative, masculine, plural], māternās [accusative, feminine, plural], māterna [accusative, neuter, plural], māternō [ablative, masculine, singular], māternā [ablative, feminine, singular], māternō [ablative, neuter, singular], māternīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], māterne [masculine, singular, vocative], māterna [feminine, singular, vocative], māternum [neuter, singular, vocative], māternī [masculine, plural, vocative], māternae [feminine, plural, vocative], māterna [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. of or pertaining to a mother, maternal Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: mātrālis, māternālis
    Sense id: en-maternus-la-adj-zGPumh3s Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Female family members Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of Female family members: 46 54
  2. related through the mother, or her side of the family Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-maternus-la-adj-xgmOuoRM Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -nus (adjective), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Female family members, Parents Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus (adjective): 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of Female family members: 46 54 Disambiguation of Parents: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: māternālis, māternē, māternitās
Related terms: māter, mātercula, māterfamiliās, mātertera, mātrālis, mātrēscō, mātrīcālis, mātricīda, mātricīdium, mātrīcula, mātrīculārius, mātrimōniālis, mātrimōnium, mātrimus, mātrīx, mātrōna, mātrōnālis, mātrōnātus, mātruēlis
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}
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    {
      "word": "māter"
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    {
      "word": "mātercula"
    },
    {
      "word": "māterfamiliās"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātertera"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "mātrīcālis"
    },
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      "word": "mātricīda"
    },
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      "word": "mātricīdium"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrīcula"
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      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[maˈtɛr.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maternus"
}

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