LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mātrīna

mātrīna f (genitive mātrīnae)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latingodmother

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativematrīna
/maˈdraːna/
matrīnae
/maˈdraːnas/
genitivematrīnaematrīnārum
dativematrīnaematrīnīs
accusativematrīnammatrīnās
ablativematrīnāmatrīnīs
vocativematrīnamatrīnae

Origins

From mātr- + -īna. First attested in 753 CE.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmadrina
  • Occitanmairina
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemadrinhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa
  • Spanishmadrina
  • Asturianmadrina
  • Mirandesemadrina
  • Galicianmadriñafrom Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmadrina
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshmadrinna
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianmoigna
  • Piedmontesemarigna
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalmarrêna
  • Franco-Provençalmarêna
  • Franco-Provençalmarinna
  • Old Frenchmarrine
  • Old Frenchmarine

Quick answers

What does mātrīna mean in Latin?
mātrīna, a noun, means “godmother”.
What is the genitive of mātrīna?
The genitive singular is mātrīnae. mātrīna is feminine, first declension.