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matri-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tri-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

mother

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māterder. English matri- From Latin māter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

matr- matro-

Frequently Paired Words

matr- matro-

Synonyms

materno-

Questions

What does matri- mean?
mother
Where does matri- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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