Feminine
matriz
Meaning
- (feminine) source; origin; mother
- (feminine) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)
- (feminine) matrix (two-dimensional array)
- (feminine) head office
- (feminine) womb; uterus
- (feminine) mould (hollow form for shaping fluid)
- (feminine) engraved block of wood or medal used in printing
- (feminine) stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)
- (feminine) extracellular matrix
- (feminine) a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction
Concepts
main office
course of study
the mother church
parent enterprise
parent corporation
corporate headquarters
Opposite of
filial
Synonyms
curricula
empresa matriz
Matrizes
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈtɾis/
Etymology
In summary
Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
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