matertera
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Latin > English
matertera materterae N F :: maternal aunt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mātertĕra: ae, f. for materitera, mater and an obsol. fem. noun found in neutr. i-terum; cf. al-tera, a second mother,
I a mother's sister, an aunt by the mother's side: amita est patris soror: matertera est matris soror, Dig. 38, 10, 10, § 4; cf. ib. § 5: mea matertera (anulum gestitavit), Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 4; Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104; id. de Or. 2, 1, 2; Ov. M. 3, 312: materteram uxorem ducere non licet, Gai. Inst. 1, 62; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 6, 2, 2.—
II Esp.
A Magna, i. e. aviae soror, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 15; cf.: matertera patris et matris, mihi magna matertera est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll. —
B Major, i. e. soror proaviae, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 16.—
C Maxima, i. e. abaviae soror, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 17.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mātertĕra,¹³ æ, f. (mater), tante maternelle : Dig. 38, 10, 10 ; Cic. Div. 1, 104 ; magna = aviæ soror Dig. 38, 10, 1, 15, grand-tante ; major = proaviæ soror Dig. 38, 10, 1, 16, arrière-grand-tante.
Latin > German (Georges)
mātertera, ae, f. (Komparativbildung zu mater), die Schwester der Mutter, die Tante, Cic. u.a.: magna, d.i. soror aviae, maior, d.i. soror proaviae, ICt.
