mātertĕra — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

mātertĕra, ae, f. for materitera, mater and an obsol. fem. noun found in neutr. i-terum; cf. al-tera, a second mother, 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.— Esp. 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. — Major, i. e. soror proaviae, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 16.— Maxima, i. e. abaviae soror, Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 17.

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mātertĕra

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mātertĕra

Headword (normalized/stripped):

matertera

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matertera

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