English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)

Noun

1. Mother.

Abbreviation

1. material, materials

Bosnian

Etymology

Noun

1. mother

Synonyms

• majka
• mama

French

Pronunciation

• /ma.te/|lang=fr
• SAMPA: /ma.te/

Verb

1. In the context of "slang|lang=fr": To ogle, to check out, to watch (eg. an attractive person)

Conjugation

Latin

Noun

1. mother (female parent)
2. mother (source, origin)
3. matron of a house
4. honorific title
5. woman
6. nurse
7. motherland

Inflection

Derived terms

• alma mater
• mater lectionis

Related terms

• matercula
• materfamilias
• maternus
• matertera
• matralis
• matresere
• matricalis
• matricida
• matrimus
• matrix
• matrona

See also

• pater

Norwegian

Verb

1. Form of present tense, mate

Serbian

Etymology

Noun

1. mother

Synonyms

• majka
• mama
• mat

Slovak

Etymology

Noun

mater (p: matere)

irregular declension

1. mother

Singular

• nom mater
• gen matere
• dat materi
• acc mater
• voc mater
• loc materi
• ins materou

Plural

• nom matere
• gen materí
• dat materiam
• acc matere
• voc matere
• loc materiach
• ins materami

Derived terms

• materčina
• materina dúška
• materinský
• materný
• materský
• materstvo

• Mater (pronounced /mæːtɜːɹ/ or /meɪtɜːɹ/) is a formal term for mother, from Latin.
• Mater (anatomy): The dura mater and pia mater are membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord in humans.

Ireland

• Mater Infirmorum Hospital, Belfast
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
• Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Australia

• The Mater Hospital, Sydney - North Sydney (see St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney)
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Townsville, Australia
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
• Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia

Misc

• A character named Mater in the animated film, Cars
• Acronym of the EU-project Mediterranean Targeted Project II-Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response'' MTP-II MATER