pia-máter

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teʁ/ [ˌpi.ɐˈma.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teʁ/ [ˌpi.ɐˈma.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teʁ/ [ˌpi.ɐˈma.teχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.aˈma.teɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.tɛɾ/

• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧má‧ter

Noun

pia-máter f (plural pia-máteres)

1. (anatomy) pia mater (innermost layer of the meninges)

Related terms

• dura-máter
• aracnoide