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matrone

See also: Matrone

Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin matrona, from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /matroːnə/, [maˈtˢʁ̥oːnə]

Noun

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matrone c (singular definite matronen, plural indefinite matroner)

  1. hefty woman

Declension

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Declension of matrone
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative matrone matronen matroner matronerne
genitive matrones matronens matroners matronernes

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French

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Noun

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matrone f (plural matrones)

  1. matron
  2. matriarch

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈtrɔ.ne/, /maˈtro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɔne, -one
  • Hyphenation: ma‧trò‧ne, ma‧tró‧ne

Noun

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matrone f

  1. plural of matrona

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French matrone, from Latin matrona.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːtroːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtruːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrɔn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrun(ə)/

Noun

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matrone (plural matrones)

  1. A wife (especially one who doesn't transgress societal boundaries and isn't too young)
  2. (rare) Such a woman who can examine a man too see whether he is virile.
  3. (rare) Such a woman who is a saint.

Descendants

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  • → English: matron
  • → Scots: matron

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Old French

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Noun

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matrone oblique singular, f (oblique plural matrones, nominative singular matrone, nominative plural matrones)

  1. senior, respectable woman

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