adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
mātrōnālis
mātrōnālis (neuter mātrōnāle, adverb mātrōnāliter)
Classical[maː.troːˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ma.troˈnaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationOf, pertaining to or befitting a married woman or matron; womanly, matronly.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mātrōnālis | mātrōnālis | mātrōnāle |
| genitive | mātrōnālis | mātrōnālis | mātrōnālis |
| dative | mātrōnālī | mātrōnālī | mātrōnālī |
| accusative | mātrōnālem | mātrōnālem | mātrōnāle |
| ablative | mātrōnālī | mātrōnālī | mātrōnālī |
| vocative | mātrōnālis | mātrōnālis | mātrōnāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālia |
| genitive | mātrōnālium | mātrōnālium | mātrōnālium |
| dative | mātrōnālibus | mātrōnālibus | mātrōnālibus |
| accusative | mātrōnālīs mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālīs mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālia |
| ablative | mātrōnālibus | mātrōnālibus | mātrōnālibus |
| vocative | mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālēs | mātrōnālia |
mātrōnālis, e, adj. 1. matrona,
I. of or belonging to a married woman or matron, womanly, matronly (not in Cic.):
oblitae decoris matronalis, of womanly honor, Liv. 26, 49 fin.: jam illi anilis prudentia, matronalis gravitas erat, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 2: dignitas, Suet. Tib. 35: habitus, i. e. the stola, Dig. 47, 10, 15: genae, the matron's cheeks, Ov. F. 2, 828: labor, Col. 12 praef. § 7: sedulitas, id. ib. § 8.—Subst.: Mātrōnā-lĭa, ĭum, n., a festival celebrated by matrons in honor of Mars, on the 1st of March, at which presents were given to matrons and brides, Ov. F. 3, 229; Suet. Vesp. 19; Mart. 5, 84, 10; cf. Macr. S. 1, 12, 7; called also: Matronales feriae, Tert. Idol. 14.—Hence, adv.: mātrōnālĭter, like a matron: MATRONALITER NVPTA, as lawful wife (opp. to a concubine), Inscr. Maff. Mus. Ver. 46, 4, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mātrōnālis e, adj.
matrona, of a married woman, of a matron, womanly, matronly : decus, womanly honor , L.: genae, the matron's cheeks , O.
Origins
From mātrōna (“married woman, matron”) + -ālis, from māter (“mother; matron”).
Descendants
- Catalanmatronal
- Italianmatronale
- Portuguesematronal
- Spanishmatronal