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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alma mater "nourishing mother".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: альма-ма́тэр)
Noun
а́льма-ма́тер • (álʹma-mátɛr) f inan (indeclinable)
- alma mater