MATRI- Definition & Meaning

matri-

especially before a vowel, matro-;

a combining form meaning “mother,” used in the formation of compound words.
matrilineal.

matri-

combining form

mother or motherhood
matriarchy

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of matri-¹

< Latin, combining form of ��ٱ�� mother ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of matri-¹

from Latin ��ٱ�� mother

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According to the club, Bain potentially began as "an elevator boy" and eventually worked his way up to Club's Matri d'.

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Claud Adjapong broke the deadlock in the 59th minute with his second league goal and substitute Alessandro Matri made it 2-0 with his 91st strike in Serie A.

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The 34-year-old Matri came on for his first appearance of the season, with three minutes remaining, and also had time to hit the post.

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Officials in Tunisia have traditionally been unsympathetic toward battered women, often telling them to go back to their husbands, said Khaoula Matri, a sociologist who worked on violence against women in Tunisia.

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Forward Alessandro Matri joined the club from AC Milan and will share the scoring duties with 22-year-old Domenico Berardi, who was signed from Juventus and is considered one of Italy’s best young strikers.

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What does matri- mean?

The combining form matri- is used like a prefix meaning “mother.” It is used in a variety of everyday and scientific terms, especially in anthropology.The form matri- comes from Latin ��ٱ��, meaning “mother.” The word matrix, which has various meanings, including "womb," comes from this same Latin root, as does matron, "a married woman."The “father” counterpart to matri- is patri-. Check out our 51�Թ�s That Use article for patri- to learn more.The Greek cognate of Latin ��ٱ�� is ��ḗtŧ��, also meaning “mother,” which is the source of words such as metropolis, a term that literally means “mother city.” Find out more at our entries for matrix, matron, and metropolis.What are variants of matri-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, matri- becomes matr-, as in matral. Another rare variant of matri- is matro-, as in matrocliny. Want to know more? Read our 51�Թ�s That Use articles for each of these forms.

matrass matriarch

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