commater

Latin

Etymology

From com- (“joint”) +‎ māter (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /komˈmaː.ter/, [kɔmˈmäːt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈma.ter/, [komˈmäːt̪er]

Noun

commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension

1. (Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
2. (informal) a female companion, buddy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	commāter	commātrēs
Genitive	commātris	commātrum
Dative	commātrī	commātribus
Accusative	commātrem	commātrēs
Ablative	commātre	commātribus
Vocative	commāter	commātrēs

Coordinate terms

• compater

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Romanian: cumătră (possibly)
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: comare
  • Neapolitan: cummà
  • Sicilian: cummari
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: comare
  • French: commère
• Ibero-Romace:
  • Extremaduran: comairi
  • Galician: comadre
  • Mirandese: cumadre
  • Portuguese: comadre
  • Spanish: comadre

References

• commater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.