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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ido matro, from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
matro (accusative singular matron, plural matroj, accusative plural matrojn)
- (literary, neologism) mother
- Synonyms: patrino, (child's term) panjo (“mom, mommy”)
- Coordinate term: patro (“father”)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian madre, Spanish madre, from Latin māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
matro (plural matri)
- mother
- Synonyms: mama, (diminutive) matreto, (archaic) patrino
- Hypernyms: genitoro (“parent”), (archaic) patro (“parent”)
- Coordinate terms: patro (“father”), papa (“father”), (diminutive) patreto, (archaic) patrulo
Usage notes
Originally patro meant "parent", while the derivatives patrulo meant "father" and patrino meant "mother", but in later times this was changed so patro meant father, while adding genitoro and matro to mean "parent" and "mother".
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Further reading
- matr-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924
Swedish
Etymology
From mat (“food”) + ro (“peace, tranquility”). Compare Finnish ruokarauha.
Noun
matro c
- peace and quiet while eating
- Ge oss matro ― Let us eat in peace
Declension
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Uncountable
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Definite
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matro
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matron
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matros
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matrons
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