noun · femininefirst declension
matara
matara f (genitive matarae)
Meaning
- femininesort of javelin used by Gauls
Ad multam noctem etiam ad impedimenta pugnatum est, propterea quod pro vallo carros obiecerunt et e loco superiore in nostros venientes tela coiciebant et non nulli inter carros rotasque mataras ac tragulas subiciebant nostrosque vulnerabant.
c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.26
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matara | matarae matarēs |
| genitive | matarae | matarārum matarium |
| dative | matarae matarī | matarīs mataribus |
| accusative | mataram matarem | matarās matarēs |
| ablative | matarā matare, matarī | matarīs mataribus |
| vocative | matara | matarae matarēs |
matăra, ae, f., v. materis.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
matara ae, f (Cs.), or mataris, is, f (L.)
Celtic, a javelin, pike, Celtic lance .
Origins
Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, but the exact word and Celtic cognates are obscure.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmatràs
- Occitanmatras
- Frenchmatrasfrom Old French materas
- Englishmatrassfrom Old French materas
- Franco-Provençalmataras
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianmattero
- Venetanmarelo
Rhaeto-Romance
- Venetanmadrasofrom Friulian madràc
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianmarass