Matuta
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, mature”). Cognate with mātūrus, mānus, mānē.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maːˈtuː.ta/
Proper noun
Mātūta f (genitive Mātūtae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) Matuta, the goddess of morning or dawn (= Aurōra)
- (Roman mythology) a name of Inō (= Λευκοθέᾱ (Leukothéā)), called by the Romans also Mater Matuta
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Mātūta |
| genitive | Mātūtae |
| dative | Mātūtae |
| accusative | Mātūtam |
| ablative | Mātūtā |
| vocative | Mātūta |
Derived terms
References
- Matuta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Matuta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Matuta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.