alma mater

English

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Etymology

Latin for "nourishing mother". Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna (founded in 1088).

Noun

alma mater (plural almae matres or alma maters)

1. A school or college from which an individual has graduated or which they have attended.
2. A school's anthem or song.

Translations

graduated school

• Catalan: alma mater (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 母校 (cmn) (mǔxiào)

• Finnish: alma mater (fi)
• French: alma mater (fr) f

• German: Alma Mater (de) f
• Japanese: 母校 (ja) (ぼこう, bokō), アルマ・マータ (ja) (aruma-māta)
• Korean: 모교 (ko) (mogyo) (母校 (ko))
• Russian: альма-матер (ru) (álʹma-mátɛr) f  (indeclinable)

school anthem

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Latin

Noun

alma māter (genitive almae mātris); f, first declension

1. (Ancient Rome) mother goddess
2. (Medieval Christianity) Virgin Mary