materterine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /məˈtɜːtəɹaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ɾə-] (General-American)
- /məˈtɜɹtəˌɹaɪn/ (General-American)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mātertera (“maternal aunt”), + from -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Mātertera is derived from māter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”)) + ‑tera (feminine form of ‑ter (suffix forming nouns).
Meanings
- (humorous, rare) Synonym of materteral (“of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt”)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most materterine | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more materterine | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
auntyish · auntish · auntlike · materteral