genetrix

Meaning

1. (declension-3) mother
2. (declension-3) ancestress

Concepts

mother

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ancestress

Synonyms

māter

Translations

anne

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mãe

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madre

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أُمّ

mare

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Mutter

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μάνα

μητέρα

mère

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madre

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dayik

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دایک

moeder

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡɛ.nɛ.triːks]

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁trih₂, and cognate to Sanskrit जनित्री (jánitrī), जात्री (jātrī́), Ancient Greek γενέτειρα (genéteira). By surface analysis, genitor (“parent, father”) + -trīx.