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

Related terms

• madre
• maternamente
• maternità
• maternizzazione

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• armento, matrone, montare, monterà, normate, ormante, tremano

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]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈtɛɾ.nu/

• 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 materno ― motherly love

2. maternal (related through the mother’s side of the family)

   avô materno ― maternal grandfather

Coordinate terms

• paterno, fraterno

Related terms

• madrasta
• madre
• maternal

 

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

• abuela materna
• abuelo materno
• leche materna
• lengua materna
• maternidad
• tío materno

 

Further reading

• “materno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10