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Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
Noun
madrasta f (plural madrastes)
- stepmother
Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1300. From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Galician madrasta, Spanish madrastra.
Pronunciation
Noun
madrasta f (plural madrastas)
- stepmother
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “madrasta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “madrasta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “madrasta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “madrasta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “madrasta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Galician madrasta, Spanish madrastra.
Pronunciation
Noun
madrasta f (plural madrastas)
- stepmother (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
- Antonym: mãe
- (figurative) an evil woman
- Synonyms: bruxa, megera
- Antonym: santa
Coordinate terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From madrastra with an elision of /ɾ/.
Pronunciation
Noun
madrasta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- Alternative form of madrastra: stepmother
2005, Nestor De Guzman, Si Nora Aunor sa mga Noranian: mga pagunita at pagtatapat, →ISBN:Lumaki ako sa piling ng aking madrasta at ibang mga kapatid. May tindahan kami sa Tanauan. Madalas akong tumatao roon kapag walang pasok sa eskuwela. Sa mga oras na walang bumibili, nagbabasa ako ng mga inarkilang komiks.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)