Matuta
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, mature”). Cognate with mātūrus, mānus, māne.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maːˈtuː.ta/, [mäːˈt̪uːt̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈtu.ta/, [mäˈt̪uːt̪ä]
Proper noun
Mātūta f sg (genitive Mātūtae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) Matuta, the goddess of morning or dawn (= Aurōra)
- (Roman mythology) a name of Inō (= Λευκοθέᾱ (Leukothéā)), called by the Romans also Mater Matuta
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mātūta |
| Genitive | Mātūtae |
| Dative | Mātūtae |
| Accusative | Mātūtam |
| Ablative | Mātūtā |
| Vocative | Mātūta |
Derived terms
- mātūtīnus
References
- “Matuta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Matuta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Matuta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette