noun · femininefirst declension
mātrastra
mātrastra f (genitive mātrastrae)
Meaning
- Late Latinstepmother
hic est Hirculis, qu[i] a matrastra sua / perivit
This is Hercules, who died at the hands of his stepmother.CIL XI 6730, 4
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mātrastra | mātrastrae |
| genitive | mātrastrae | mātrastrārum |
| dative | mātrastrae | mātrastrīs |
| accusative | mātrastram | mātrastrās |
| ablative | mātrastrā | mātrastrīs |
| vocative | mātrastra | mātrastrae |
Origins
From mātr- (“mother”) + -astra (“wannabe”). Found in Imperial inscriptions and in the Reichenau Glossary.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmarastra
- Catalanmadrastra
- Occitanmairastrafrom Old Occitan mayrastra
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemadrasta
- Spanishmadrastra
- Asturianmadrasta
- Asturianmadrastra
- Galicianmadrasta
- Galicianmadrasca
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchmarâtrefrom Old French marastre
Italo-Romance
- Sicilianmarrastra
- Sicilianmatrastra
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianmarastra
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardmadrastra
- Piedmontesemarastra
- Piedmontesemadrastra