Alma Mater

See also: alma mater

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alma māter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalma ˈmaːtɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Alma Mater f (genitive Alma Mater, no plural)

  1. (formal) alma mater
    Synonym: Universität
    • 2016 April 28, Fabian Kretschmer, “Online-Enzyklopädie Wikipedia: Der aussterbende männliche Schwarm”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
      Die Alma Mater des 29-jährigen Physikers liegt rund anderthalb Autostunden südlich von Seoul.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Alma Mater [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Alma Mater
genitive einer der Alma Mater
dative einer der Alma Mater
accusative eine die Alma Mater

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alma māter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.ma ˈma.tɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: Al‧ma Ma‧ter

Noun

Alma Mater f (indeclinable)

  1. (education, literary) alma mater
    Synonym: szkoła wyższa

Further reading

  • Alma Mater in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Alma Mater in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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