adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mātrī̆mus
mātrī̆mus (feminine mātrī̆ma, neuter mātrī̆mum)
Classical[maːˈtriː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[maˈtriː.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivehaving a living mother
Coordinate term: patrī̆mus
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mātrī̆mus | mātrī̆ma | mātrī̆mum |
| genitive | mātrī̆mī | mātrī̆mae | mātrī̆mī |
| dative | mātrī̆mō | mātrī̆mae | mātrī̆mō |
| accusative | mātrī̆mum | mātrī̆mam | mātrī̆mum |
| ablative | mātrī̆mō | mātrī̆mā | mātrī̆mō |
| vocative | mātrī̆me | mātrī̆ma | mātrī̆mum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mātrī̆mī | mātrī̆mae | mātrī̆ma |
| genitive | mātrī̆mōrum | mātrī̆mārum | mātrī̆mōrum |
| dative | mātrī̆mīs | mātrī̆mīs | mātrī̆mīs |
| accusative | mātrī̆mōs | mātrī̆mās | mātrī̆ma |
| ablative | mātrī̆mīs | mātrī̆mīs | mātrī̆mīs |
| vocative | mātrī̆mī | mātrī̆mae | mātrī̆ma |
mātrimus (the quantity of the i is doubtful), a, um, (collat. form: matrimes ac patrimes dicuntur, quibus matres et patres adhuc vivunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 126 Müll.), adj. id.,
I. that has a mother living:
decem ingenui, decem virgines, patrimi omnes matrimique, Liv. 37, 3, 6; Auct. Har. Resp. 11; Tac. H. 4, 53; Macr. S. 1, 6, 13; Lampr. Heliog. 8; Vop. Aur. 19; Gell. 1, 12, 2; cf. patrimus.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mātrīmus adj.
mater, with a living mother : puer: ingenui, L.
Origins
From māter (“mother”).