adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
māternus
māternus (feminine māterna, neuter māternum)
Classical[maːˈtɛr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈtɛr.nus]
māterne sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a mother, maternal
- adjectiverelated through the mother, or her side of the family
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | māternus | māterna | māternum |
| genitive | māternī | māternae | māternī |
| dative | māternō | māternae | māternō |
| accusative | māternum | māternam | māternum |
| ablative | māternō | māternā | māternō |
| vocative | māterne | māterna | māternum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | māternī | māternae | māterna |
| genitive | māternōrum | māternārum | māternōrum |
| dative | māternīs | māternīs | māternīs |
| accusative | māternōs | māternās | māterna |
| ablative | māternīs | māternīs | māternīs |
| vocative | māternī | māternae | māterna |
māternus, a, um, adj. mater,
I. of or belonging to a mother, maternal (class.): sanguis, Enn. ap. Non. 292, 16 (Trag. v. 184 Vahl.):
paternus maternusque sanguis, Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 66: animus, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 24: nomen, Cic. Clu. 5, 12: menses, the months of pregnancy, Nemes. Cyn. 19: tempora, time of pregnancy, Ov. M. 3, 312: Caesar cingens maternā tempora myrto, i. e. of Venus, the mother of Æneas, from whom sprang the race of the Cæsars, Verg. G. 1, 28: arma (Aeneae), i. e. which his mother Venus had obtained for him from Vulcan, id. A. 12, 107: aves, i. e. the doves sacred to Venus, id. ib. 6, 193: avus, i. e. Atlas, the father of Maia, the mother of Mercury, id. ib. 4, 258: Delum maternam invisit Apollo, i. e. where his mother Latona had borne him, id. ib. 144: aequora, i. e. from which she (Venus) was born, Ov. F. 4, 131: Numa, related by the mother's side, id. P. 3, 2, 105; cf.: an ad maternos Latinos hoc senatus consultum pertineat, Gai. Inst. 3, 71: nobilitas, by the mother's side, Verg. A. 11, 340: Idus, i. e. of May (Mercury's birthday), Mart. 7, 71 5—Of animals: ut agnus condiscat maternum trahere alimentum, Col. 7, 3: perdix materna vacans cura, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103.Māternus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname:
Curiatius Maternus, Tac. Or. 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
māternus adj.
mater, of a mother, maternal : animus, T.: sanguis: genus, S.: mens, maternal affection , O.: tempora, of pregnancy , O.: Caesar cingens maternā tempora myrto, i. e. of Venus (mother of Aeneas, ancestor of the Caesars), V.: arma (Aeneae), i. e. obtained for him by Venus , V.: aves, i. e. sacred to Venus , V.: avus, on the mother's side , V.: Delum maternam invisit Apollo, i. e. native , V.: aequora, i. e. from which Venus sprang , O.: rebus maternis absumptis, estate , H.: nobilitas, on the mother's side , V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
- Proto-Italic*mātēr
- Latinmāternus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin māternus From māter (“mother”) + -nus.
Descendants
- Catalanmatern
- Italianmaterno
- Frenchmaternelfrom Middle French maternel
- Romanianmaternalfrom Middle French maternel
- Portuguesematerno
- Romanianmatern
- Spanishmaterno
- Galicianmaterno
In English words that came into English from māternus
- maternalmāternālis
- maternitymāternitās