patrina

Esperanto

Etymology

From patrino +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [paˈtrina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: pa‧trin‧a

Adjective

patrina (accusative singular patrinan, plural patrinaj, accusative plural patrinajn)

1. maternal, mother's

Latin

Etymology

From patrīnus (“godfather”) +‎ -a (feminine ending).

Noun

patrīna f (genitive patrīnae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

1. godmother

   Synonym: mātrīna

Descendants

• Catalan: padrina
• Occitan: pairina
• Sicilian: parrina

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “matrīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 500