Latin noun
māter
māter, mātris f.
māter is a Latin noun. In the 4 analysed lines it was read in, it means “mother” (2 times), “his mother” (once) and “mother's” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from māter to the words it goes with.
Comprehendit igitur Perseum adhuc infantem, et cum matre in arca lignea inclusit.
Therefore, he seized Perseus while still an infant, and shut him up with his mother in a wooden chest.
matre: object of the preposition cum; the phrase goes with inclusit.
Nonum Kal. Septembres hora fere septima mater mea indicat ei apparere nubem inusitata et magnitudine et specie.
On the ninth day before the Kalends of September, at about the seventh hour, my mother points out to him that a cloud of unusual size and appearance is appearing.
mater: subject of indicat.
Danae, Persei mater, magnopere territa est;
Danaë, Perseus' mother, was greatly terrified;
mater: renames Danae.
Perseus autem in sinu matris dormiebat.
Perseus, however, was sleeping in his mother's lap.
matris: goes with sinu (“of …”).
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| mater | Nominative · Singular · Feminine | 2 |
| matre | Ablative · Singular · Feminine | 1 |
| matris | Genitive · Singular · Feminine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to māter by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the ablativeThe Latin ablative says by what, with what, from where and in what respect. Its main uses and endings, with real lines from Caesar, Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the genitiveThe Latin genitive ties one noun to another, where English says “of” or adds ’s. Its uses and endings, with real lines from the story of Perseus and Genesis.