mater lectionis

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin māter lēctiōnis (literally “mother of reading”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtə lɛktiˈəʊnɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtɚ lɛktiˈoʊnɪs/

Noun[edit]

mater lectionis (plural matres lectionis)

  1. (phonology) A consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.

Translations[edit]

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