madrina

See also: madriña

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish madrina.

Noun

madrina (plural madrinas)

1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

References

• “madrina”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Arminda, Miranda

Asturian

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɾina/, [maˈð̞ɾi.na]

Noun

madrina (plural madrines)

1. godmother

Related terms

• afiáu
• madre, ma
• padrín

 

Italian

Etymology

From earlier *matrina, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, derived from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Sicilian parrina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdri.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ma‧drì‧na

Noun

madrina f (plural madrine)

1. godmother
2. sponsor
3. (nautical) woman who ceremonially names and launches a ship

Related terms

• madre

See also

• comare
• padrino

Anagrams

• Arminda, andarmi, mandria, miranda, rimanda

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɾina/ [maˈð̞ɾi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ma‧dri‧na

Noun

madrina f (plural madrinas)

1. godmother
2. bell-mare
3. (Mexico) euphemistic form of madriza (beating, bashing)

Hyponyms

• hada madrina (charactonym)

Derived terms

• amadrinar
• hada madrina

 

Related terms

• madre
• padrino

 

See also

• ahijado
• comadre

 

Further reading

• “madrina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10