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Asturian
Noun
madrastra f (plural madrastres)
- Alternative form of madrasta
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
madrastra f (plural madrastres)
- stepmother
See also
References
- “madrastra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”). Compare Portuguese madrasta, Catalan madrastra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈdɾastɾa/
- Rhymes: -astɾa
- Syllabification: ma‧dras‧tra
Noun
madrastra f (plural madrastras, masculine padrastro, masculine plural padrastros)
- stepmother
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish madrastra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /madˈɾastɾa/,
- Hyphenation: mad‧ras‧tra
Noun
madrastra (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)
- stepmother
- Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, tiyahin, tiya, tiyang, ale
- Coordinate term: padrastro