LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commāter

commāter f (genitive commātris)
Classical[kɔmˈmaː.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[komˈmaː.ter]

Meaning

  1. Late Latingodmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
  2. informala female companion, buddy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommātercommātrēs
genitivecommātriscommātrum
dativecommātrīcommātribus
accusativecommātremcommātrēs
ablativecommātrecommātribus
vocativecommātercommātrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincommāter

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Latin commāter From com- (“joint”) + māter (“mother”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancomare
  • Sardiniangomai
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancomare
  • Frenchcommèrefrom Old French commere
  • Normanconméthefrom Old French commere
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecomadre
  • Spanishcomadre
  • Asturiancomadre
  • Extremadurancomairi
  • Galiciancomadre
  • Mirandesecumadre
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancumătră
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancomare
  • Neapolitancummà
  • Siciliancummari
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancomari
  • Romanshcomer

Quick answers

What does commāter mean in Latin?
commāter, a noun, means “godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent); a female companion, buddy”.
What is the genitive of commāter?
The genitive singular is commātris. commāter is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commāter?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈmaː.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈmaː.ter].
Where does commāter come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin commāter.