matrone
See also: Matrone
Danish
Etymology
From Latin matrona, from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matroːnə/, [maˈtˢʁ̥oːnə]
Noun
matrone c (singular definite matronen, plural indefinite matroner)
- hefty woman
Declension
Declension of matrone
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | matrone | matronen | matroner | matronerne |
| genitive | matrones | matronens | matroners | matronernes |
References
- “matrone” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.tʁɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
matrone f (plural matrones)
- matron
- matriarch
Further reading
- “matrone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
matrone f
- plural of matrona
Anagrams
- armento, materno, montare, monterà, normate, ormante, tremano
Middle English
Alternative forms
- matroun
Etymology
From Old French matrone, from Latin matrona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːtroːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtruːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrɔn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrun(ə)/
Noun
matrone (plural matrones)
- A wife (especially one who doesn't transgress societal boundaries and isn't too young)
- (rare) Such a woman who can examine a man too see whether he is virile.
- (rare) Such a woman who is a saint.
Descendants
- English: matron
- Scots: matron
References
- “mātrọ̄ne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-16.
Old French
Noun
matrone f (oblique plural matrones, nominative singular matrone, nominative plural matrones)
- senior, respectable woman
Descendants
- English: matron
- French: matrone