madriña

See also: madrina

Galician

Alternative forms

• madría

Etymology 1

From madre (“mother”) +‎ -iña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈðɾiɲɐ]

Noun

madriña f (plural madriñas)

1. diminutive of madre (“mother”)

Etymology 2

From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Portuguese madrinha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈðɾiɲɐ]

Noun

madriña f (plural madriñas)

1. godmother (a female godparent)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madriña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “madriña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madriña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN