matrice
English
Etymology
From Middle English matrice, matris, from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx; compare French matrice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtɹɪs/
References
- “matrice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French matrice, borrowed from Latin mātrīcem. Supplanted the older inherited forms marriz, marris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.tʁis/
Noun
matrice f (plural matrices)
Descendants
Further reading
- “matrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈtri.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -itʃe
- Hyphenation: ma‧trì‧ce
Noun
matrice f (plural matrici)
- matrix (in all senses)
- stencil
- (figurative) origin; background
- Synonyms: causa, origine, provenienza
- stub (of a cheque/check etc.)
- Synonym: madre
Latin
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx. Doublet of maris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːˈtriːs(ə)/, /ˈmaːtris(ə)/
References
- “mātrīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mātrīx, mātrīcem. See also the inherited doublets marriz, marris.
Noun
matrice oblique singular, f (oblique plural matrices, nominative singular matrice, nominative plural matrices)
- female reproductive system
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French matrice, Latin matrix, matricem. Doublet of the inherited mătrice.
Serbo-Croatian
Spanish
Verb
matrice
- inflection of matrizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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