commater
Latin
Etymology
From com- (“joint”) + māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔmˈmaː.tɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [komˈmaː.t̪er]
Noun
commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension
- (Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
- (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
References
- commater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.