альма-матер

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alma mater "nourishing mother".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: альма-ма́тэр)

Noun

а́льма-ма́тер (álʹma-mátɛrf inan (indeclinable)

  1. alma mater