commater

Latin

Etymology

From com- (joint) +‎ māter (mother).

Pronunciation

Noun

commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
  2. (informal) a female companion, buddy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative commāter commātrēs
genitive commātris commātrum
dative commātrī commātribus
accusative commātrem commātrēs
ablative commātre commātribus
vocative commāter commātrēs

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Romanian: cumătră (possibly)
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romace:

References

  • commater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.