patrina

Esperanto

Etymology

From patrino +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [paˈtrina]
Rhymes: -ina
Hyphenation: pa‧trin‧a

Adjective

patrina (accusative singular patrinan, plural patrinaj, accusative plural patrinajn)

maternal, mother's

Latin

Etymology

From patrīnus (“godfather”) +‎ -a (feminine ending).

Noun

patrīna f (genitive patrīnae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

godmother
Synonym: mātrīna

Descendants

Catalan: padrina
Occitan: pairina
Sicilian: parrina

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “matrīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 500

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