matrina

matrina

Latin

Alternative forms

• *mātrāna

Etymology

From mātr- +‎ -īna. First attested in 753 CE.[1]

Noun

mātrīna f (genitive mātrīnae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

1. godmother

   Synonym: patrīna

Coordinate terms

• patrīnus

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: madrina
• North Italian:
  • Ligurian: moigna
  • Piedmontese: marigna
  • Romansch: madrinna
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: marrine, marine
    • Middle French: marrine, marine
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: madrina
  • Occitan: mairina
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: madrina
  • Old Portuguese: madrỹa
    • Galician: madriña
    • Portuguese: madrinha
  • Spanish: madrina

References

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