mater, matris:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
mother, foster mother; lady, matron; origin, source, motherland, mother city;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mater | matres |
| Gen. | matris | matrum, matrium |
| Dat. | matri | matribus |
| Acc. | matrem | matres |
| Voc. | mater | matres |
| Abl. | matre | matribus |
Examples
- P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...arces Pergameae steterant; habitabant vallibus imis. hinc mater cultrix Cybeli Corybantiaque aera Idaeumque nemus, hinc fida silentia sacris..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pelle Libystidis ursae, Troia Criniso conceptum flumine mater quem genuit. veterum non immemor ille parentum gratatur reduces..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sese Mauvortius addet Romulus, Assaraci quem sanguinis Ilia mater educet. viden, ut geminae stant vertice cristae et pater..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...victa situ verique effeta senectus, o mater, curis nequiquam exercet, et arma regum inter falsa vatem formidine ludit..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...amplectitur alis. At Venus haud animo nequiquam exterrita mater Laurentumque minis et duro mota tumultu Volcanum adloquitur, thalamoque..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...praeda Latinis alitibusque iaces! nec te tua funere mater produxi pressive oculos aut vulnera lavi, veste tegens tibi..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...consistere terra, cui Pilumnus avus, cui diva Venilia mater: quid face Troianos atra vim ferre Latinis, arva aliena..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Achate, bina manu lato crispans hastilia ferro. Cui mater media sese tulit obvia silva, virginis os habitumque gerens..."