commater

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈmaː.ter/, [kɔmˈmäːt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈma.ter/, [komˈmäːt̪er]

Noun

commāter f (genitive commātris); third declension

(Late Latin) godmother (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
(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.

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