matro
Esperanto
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ido matro, from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmatro (accusative singular matron, plural matroj, accusative plural matrojn)
Ido
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian madre, Spanish madre, from Latin māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmatro (plural matri)
Usage notes
editOriginally patro meant "parent", while the derivatives patrulo meant "father" and patrino meant "mother", but in later times this was changed so patro meant father, while adding genitoro and matro to mean "parent" and "mother".
Derived terms
edit- baptomatro (“godmother”)
- bomatro (“mother-in-law”)
- matrala (“maternal”)
- matreso (“motherhood, maternity”)
- matreto (“mommy”)
- stifa matro/stif-matro (“stepmother”)
Descendants
edit- → Esperanto: matro
Further reading
edit- matr-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom mat (“food”) + ro (“peace, tranquility”). Compare Finnish ruokarauha.
Noun
editmatro c
- peace and quiet while eating
- Ge oss matro ― Let us eat in peace
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | matro | matros |
definite | matron | matrons | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
References
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- Rhymes:Esperanto/atro
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- Esperanto literary terms
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- eo:Female family members
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- Ido terms derived from Spanish
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- io:Female family members
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