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Etymology

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From mātr- +‎ -īna. First attested in 753 CE.[1]

Noun

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mātrīna f (genitive mātrīnae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. godmother
    Synonym: patrīna

Declension

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First-declension noun.

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “matrīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 500