macierz

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /mat͡ɕɛ(ː)r̝/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /mat͡ɕɛr̝/, /mat͡ɕer̝/

Noun

macierz f

  1. mother
    Synonyms: macica, maciora, mać

Descendants
  • Polish: macierz
  • Silesian: macierz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish macierz (“mother”). Doublet of maciora and mutra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡ɕɛʂ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕɛʂ
  • Syllabification: ma‧cierz

Noun

macierz f

  1. matrix (notion in mathematics)
  2. matrix (part of the mitochondrion)
  3. (dated or literary) motherland (country of origin)

Declension
Declension of macierz
singular plural
nominative macierz macierze
genitive macierzy macierzy
dative macierzy macierzom
accusative macierz macierze
instrumental macierzą macierzami
locative macierzy macierzach
vocative macierzy macierze

Derived terms
adjectives

Further reading
  • macierz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • macierz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish macierz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ɕɛʂ/
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕɛʂ
  • Syllabification: ma‧cierz

Noun

macierz f

  1. (Cieszyn Silesia) mother
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muter
    Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fater

Further reading
  • Jadwiga Wronicz, editor (2010), Słownik gwarowy Śląska Cieszyńskiego (in Silesian), Ustroń: Galeria „Na Gojach”, →ISBN
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