Latin Word of the Day
mater
mother
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| mater |
| 1. n. mother (female parent) |
| 2. n. mother (source, origin) |
| 3. n. matron of a house |
| 4. n. honorific title |
| 5. n. woman |
| 6. n. nurse |
| 7. n. motherland |
| 8. n. maternity, motherhood |
Example Sentences
| Mater mea non es. You're not my mother. Heri mater tua mortua est. Your mother died yesterday. Bibit presul et decanus, bibit soror, bibit frater, bibit anus, bibit mater, bibit ista, bibit ille, bibunt centum, bibunt mille. The bishop drinks, and the deacon, the sister drinks, the brother drinks, the old woman drinks, the mother drinks, this one drinks, that one drinks, a hundred drink, a thousand drink. Estne mater tua domi? Is your mother at home? Mater mihi adiuvanda est. I must help my mother. |
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