mātāpitar
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- मातापितर् (Devanagari script)
- মাতাপিতর্ (Bengali script)
- මාතාපිතර් (Sinhalese script)
- မာတာပိတရ် or မႃတႃပိတရ် (Burmese script)
- มาตาปิตรฺ or มาตาปิตัร (Thai script)
- ᨾᩣᨲᩣᨷᩥᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ມາຕາປິຕຣ຺ or ມາຕາປິຕັຣ (Lao script)
- មាតាបិតរ៑ (Khmer script)
Etymology
Dvanda compound mātar + pitar. The precise formation can be traced back to Sanskrit मातापितृ (mātāpitṛ)
Noun
mātāpitar m
- mother and father
- parents
Declension
Declension table of "mātāpitar" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mātāpitaro or mātāpitā |
| Accusative (second) | mātāpitaro |
| Instrumental (third) | mātāpitūhi or mātāpitūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mātāpitūnaṃ or mātāpitunnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mātāpitūhi or mātāpitūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mātāpitūnaṃ or mātāpitunnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mātāpitūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | mātāpitaro or mātāpitā |
Usage notes
The combining form is mātāpitu.