madrinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese madrỹa, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”). Compare Galician madriña.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [maˈdɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɾi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɾi.ɲɐ/ [mɐˈðɾi.ɲɐ]

Noun

madrinha f (plural madrinhas)

godmother

Related terms

mãe

See also

Further reading

“madrinha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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