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noun · masculinethird declension

mātruēlis

mātruēlis m or f (genitive mātruēlis)
Classical[maː.truˈeː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ma.truˈɛː.lis]

Meaning

  1. obsoleteA first cousin on the mother's side; (especially) the child of one's mother's brother (one type of parallel cousin).
    Coordinate term: patruēlis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemātruēlismātruēlēs
genitivemātruēlismātruēlium
dativemātruēlīmātruēlibus
accusativemātruēlemmātruēlēs
mātruēlīs
ablativemātruēlemātruēlibus
vocativemātruēlismātruēlēs

mātrŭēlis, is, m. mater,
I. a mother's brother's son, a cousin-german, first-cousin on the mother's side (cf. patruelis, a father's brother's son; post class.), Dig. 48, 9, 1; Vict. de Orig. Gentis Rom. 13, 8.

Origins

From māter (“mother”), based on (classical) patruēlis. By surface analysis, Medieval Latin mātruus + -ēlis.

Quick answers

What does mātruēlis mean in Latin?
mātruēlis, a noun, means “A first cousin on the mother's side; (especially) the child of one's mother's brother (one type of parallel cousin).”.
What is the genitive of mātruēlis?
The genitive singular is mātruēlis. mātruēlis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mātruēlis?
In classical Latin, [maː.truˈeː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.truˈɛː.lis].