maternitas
Latin
Etymology
From māternus (“of or pertaining to a mother, maternal”) + -tās, from māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maːˈter.ni.taːs/, [maːˈtɛr.nɪ.taːs]
Noun
māternitās f (genitive māternitātis); third declension (Medieval Latin)
- (Medieval Latin) maternity
- 1594, Gabriel Vásquez, De cultu adorationis libri tres, 1.2.199
- […] quam sola corporalis maternitas
- 1594, Gabriel Vásquez, De cultu adorationis libri tres, 1.2.199
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | māternitās | māternitātēs |
| genitive | māternitātis | māternitātum |
| dative | māternitātī | māternitātibus |
| accusative | māternitātem | māternitātēs |
| ablative | māternitāte | māternitātibus |
| vocative | māternitās | māternitātēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: maternitat
- English: maternity
- French: maternité
- Italian: maternità
- Spanish: maternidad
References
- maternitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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