"matrona" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [maːˈtroː.na] [Classical-Latin], [maˈtrɔː.na] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From māter, mātris. Built according to the analogy of patrōnus (“a protector, patron”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:from|māter<alt:māter, mātris>|:influence|patrōnus|title=mātrōna}} [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" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "patrōnus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mātrōna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="mātrōna"> Head templates: {{la-noun|mātrōna<1>}} mātrōna f (genitive mātrōnae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mātrōna<1>}} Forms: mātrōna [canonical, feminine], mātrōnae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mātrōna [nominative, singular], mātrōnae [nominative, plural], mātrōnae [genitive, singular], mātrōnārum [genitive, plural], mātrōnae [dative, singular], mātrōnīs [dative, plural], mātrōnam [accusative, singular], mātrōnās [accusative, plural], mātrōnā [ablative, singular], mātrōnīs [ablative, plural], mātrōna [singular, vocative], mātrōnae [plural, vocative]
  1. married woman, wife or matron, especially of an honorable man Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: coniūnx, uxor, mulier, nūpta
    Sense id: en-matrona-la-noun-B0~RaBrI Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Female people Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 29 17 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 29 17 7 Disambiguation of Female people: 100 0
  2. title of Juno Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-matrona-la-noun-qOaZwcqo Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mātrōnālis, mātrōnātus
Related terms: māter, mātercula, māterfamiliās, māternitās, māternus, mātertera, mātrālis, mātrēscō, mātrīcālis, mātricīda, mātricīdium, mātrīcula, mātrīculārius, mātrimōniālis, mātrimōnium, mātrimus, mātrīx, mātruēlis
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      "word": "mātricīdium"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrīcula"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrīculārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrimōniālis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrimōnium"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrimus"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātrīx"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātruēlis"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "marītus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "married woman, wife or matron, especially of an honorable man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "married",
          "married"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ],
        [
          "matron",
          "matron"
        ],
        [
          "honorable",
          "honorable"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "coniūnx"
        },
        {
          "word": "uxor"
        },
        {
          "word": "mulier"
        },
        {
          "word": "nūpta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "title of Juno"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ],
        [
          "Juno",
          "Juno"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[maːˈtroː.na]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈtrɔː.na]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matrona"
}

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