matern

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matern

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Learned borrowing from Latin maternus, or borrowed from Italian materno.

adjective maternă · materni · materne · matern

masculine, neuter maternal, motherly

In English

native belonging to one by birth
maternal of or pertaining to a mother

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"matern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/matern. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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matern. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/matern

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"matern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/matern.

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@misc{matern_2026,
  title = {matern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/matern},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}