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
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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."