matronalis

Latin

Etymology

From mātrōna (“married woman, matron”) +‎ -ālis, from māter (“mother; matron”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mātrōnālis (neuter mātrōnāle, adverb mātrōnāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to or befitting a married woman or matron; womanly, matronly.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative mātrōnālis mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs mātrōnālia
Genitive mātrōnālis mātrōnālium
Dative mātrōnālī mātrōnālibus
Accusative mātrōnālem mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs
mātrōnālīs		 mātrōnālia
Ablative mātrōnālī mātrōnālibus
Vocative mātrōnālis mātrōnāle mātrōnālēs mātrōnālia

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: matronal
  • Italian: matronale
  • Portuguese: matronal
  • Spanish: matronal

References
  • “matronalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “matronalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • matronalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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