English

Noun

matrona ‎(plural matronas)

1. In Ancient Rome, a wife of an honorable man.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mātrōna ‎(“matron”), from māter ‎(“mother; matron”).

Noun

matrona f ‎(plural matrone)

1. matron

Related terms

• matronale
• matronale

Anagrams

• marnato
• normata
• tarmano
• tramano
• maronat

Latin

Etymology

From māter ‎(“mother; matron”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maːˈtroː.na/

Noun

mātrōna f ‎(genitive mātrōnae); first declension

1. A married woman, wife or matron, especially of an honorable man.
2. A title of Juno.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• mātrōnālis
• mātrōnātus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• matrona in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• matrona in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MATRONA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “matrona”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• matrona in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• matrona in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mātrōna ‎(“matron”), from māter ‎(“mother; matron”).

Noun

matrona f ‎(plural matronas)

1. matron
2. midwife

Synonyms

• (midwife): comadrona, partera