different between faternal vs maternal

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”), from Latin m?ternus (“maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”) + -?lis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). M?ternus is derived from m?ter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh?t?r (“mother”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Italian maternale, materno, Portuguese maternal, materno, Spanish maternal, materno.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??t??n?l/
• (General American) enPR: m?-tû(r)'n?l, IPA^(key): /m??t??n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
• Hyphenation: ma?tern?al

Adjective

maternal (comparative more maternal, superlative most maternal)

1. Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

   Antonyms: fatherly, paternal
2. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

   Antonym: paternal
3. (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

   Antonyms: fetal, foetal

Alternative forms

• maternall (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Related terms

• maternity

Translations

Noun

maternal (plural maternals) (rare)

1. (dated, informal) A mother.
2. A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

References

Further reading

• mother on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alterman

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /m?.t???nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /m?.t?r?nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ma.te??nal/

Adjective

maternal (masculine and feminine plural maternals)

1. Synonym of matern

Related terms

• paternal

Further reading

• “maternal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Indonesian

Etymology

From English maternal, from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat?r?nal]
• Hyphenation: ma?têr?nal

Adjective

maternal

1. maternal.

Further reading

• “maternal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal

Adjective

maternal m or f (plural maternais, comparable)

1. maternal (of or relating to mothers)

   Synonym: materno

Noun

maternal m (plural maternais)

1. a school for young children

Romanian

Etymology

From French maternel

Adjective

maternal m or n (feminine singular maternal?, masculine plural maternali, feminine and neuter plural maternale)

1. maternal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mate??nal/, [ma.t?e??nal]
• Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal

Adjective

maternal (plural maternales)

1. Synonym of materno

Related terms

• paternal

Further reading

• “maternal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.