matrastra
Latin
Etymology
From mātr- (“mother”) + -astra (“wannabe”). Found in Imperial inscriptions and in the Reichenau Glossary.[1]
Noun
mātrastra f (genitive mātrastrae); first declension (Late Latin)
- stepmother
- CIL XI 6730, 4 :
- hic est Hirculis, qu[i] a matrastra sua / perivit[2]
- This is Hercules, who died at the hands of his stepmother.
- hic est Hirculis, qu[i] a matrastra sua / perivit[2]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mātrastra | mātrastrae |
| Genitive | mātrastrae | mātrastrārum |
| Dative | mātrastrae | mātrastrīs |
| Accusative | mātrastram | mātrastrās |
| Ablative | mātrastrā | mātrastrīs |
| Vocative | mātrastra | mātrastrae |
Coordinate terms
Descendants
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “matrastra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 494
- Diehl, Ernst. 1910. Vulgärlateinische Inschriften. Bonn: Marcus & Weber. Page 106.
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