maternel

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin māternus, from māter (“mother”) with the suffix -el or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  māternālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɛʁ.nɛl/

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Adjective

maternel (feminine maternelle, masculine plural maternels, feminine plural maternelles)

1. maternal
2. native

Related terms

• maternelle

Further reading

• “maternel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lamenter, lamèrent

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Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin māternus, from māter (“mother”) with the suffix -el or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  māternālis.

Adjective

maternel m (feminine singular maternelle, masculine plural maternels, feminine plural maternelles)

1. maternal (of or relating to mothers or motherhood)