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Danish
Etymology
From Latin matrona, from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
matrone c (singular definite matronen, plural indefinite matroner)
- hefty woman
Declension
References
French
Pronunciation
Noun
matrone f (plural matrones)
- matron
- matriarch
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈtrɔ.ne/, /maˈtro.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɔne, -one
- Hyphenation: ma‧trò‧ne, ma‧tró‧ne
Noun
matrone f
- plural of matrona
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French matrone, from Latin matrona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːtroːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtruːn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrɔn(ə)/, /ˈmaːtrun(ə)/
Noun
matrone (plural matrones)
- A wife (especially one who doesn't transgress societal boundaries and isn't too young)
- (rare) Such a woman who can examine a man too see whether he is virile.
- (rare) Such a woman who is a saint.
Descendants
References
Old French
Noun
matrone oblique singular, f (oblique plural matrones, nominative singular matrone, nominative plural matrones)
- senior, respectable woman
Descendants