Latin Word of the Day
mater
MA-ter • noun (feminine) — 17th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: mother
Examples
- Mater cenam parat.
(The mother prepares dinner.) - Mater filiam amat et protegit.
(The mother loves and protects her daughter.) - Filii matrem salutaverunt.
(The children greeted their mother.)
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Mater is the everyday word for 'mother' in Latin. It is used like the English 'mother' in family contexts and appears in phrases like materfamilias (head mother of the household). Grammatically it is a third-decline feminine noun (genitive materis/matris) and can be used as a form of address (Mater!).
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