materno

Italian

Etymology

From Latin māternus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtɛr.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrno
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tèr‧no

Adjective

materno (feminine materna, masculine plural materni, feminine plural materne)

  1. (relational) mother; maternal, motherly
    Antonym: paterno

Further reading

  • materno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

māternō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of māternus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māternus (maternal), from Latin māter (mother).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtɛʁ.nu/ [maˈtɛɦ.nu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maˈtɛɾ.nu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈtɛʁ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtɛɻ.no/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ter‧no

Adjective

materno (feminine materna, masculine plural maternos, feminine plural maternas)

  1. maternal; motherly (of, pertaining to or associated with mothers)
    Synonym: maternal
    amor maternomotherly love
  2. maternal (related through the mother’s side of the family)
    avô maternomaternal grandfather

Coordinate terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin māternus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈteɾno/ [maˈt̪eɾ.no]
  • Rhymes: -eɾno
  • Syllabification: ma‧ter‧no

Adjective

materno (feminine materna, masculine plural maternos, feminine plural maternas)

  1. (relational) mother
  2. maternal

Derived terms

Further reading