maternal

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
2. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
3. Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

Noun

1. (dated, informal, rare) A mother.
2. (rare) A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

Concepten

moederlijk

moeder

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ouderlijk

vaderlijk

langs moeders kant

Tegenovergesteld aan

fatherly, paternal, fetal, foetal

Synoniemen

motherly

parental

mother

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paternal

enate

motherlike

uncle

enatic

grandchild

fatherly

on the mother’s side

uterine

mumsy

maternity

mothers

maternalistic

Vertalingen

maternel

materno

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mütterlich

maternal

materno

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μητρικός

materno

maternus

maternal

أمي

maternal

أمومي

materna

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/məˈtɜːnəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: maternal

Verwant aan Frans: maternel

Verwant aan Italiaans: maternale

Verwant aan Portugees: maternal

Verwant aan Spaans: maternal

In summary

PIE word
*méh₂tēr
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin māternālis (“maternal”), from Latin māternus (“maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Māternus is derived from māter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Italian maternale, materno, Portuguese maternal, materno, Spanish maternal, materno.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Zinnen

John Held Jr . 's maternal grandfather , James Evans , was an English convert to Mormonism .

John hield Jr.'s grootvader van moeders kant, James Evans, was een Engelse bekeerling tot het mormonisme.