mairastra

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Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin mātrastra (stepmother), from Latin māter (mother).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

mairastra f (plural mairastras)

  1. (Gascony) stepmother[1]
  2. (Gascony) uncaring mother[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, p. 91. As esposa deu pair.
  2. ^ op. cit., p. 91. As marâtre in French.