Meanings
Origin
- he-medאֵם קְרִיאָה
- New Latinmāter lēctiōnis
- Englishmater lectionis
Borrowed from New Latin māter lēctiōnis (literally “mother of reading”), calque of Medieval Hebrew אֵם קְרִיאָה (ʾēm qərîʾā).
More words from New Latin, he-med
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Arabic أُمّ قِرَاءَة
- أُمّ قِرَاءَة (ʔumm qirāʔa)consonant used to represent a vowel sound
French mater lectionis
- mater lectionisconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
German Lesemutter, Mater lectionis
- Lesemutterconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
- Mater lectionisconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
Hebrew אֵם קְרִיאָה
- אֵם קְרִיאָה ('em k'ri'á)consonant used to represent a vowel sound
Latin māter lēctiōnis
- māter lēctiōnisconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
Norwegian Bokmål lesemor
- lesemorconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
Polish mater lectionis
- mater lectionisconsonant used to represent a vowel sound
Russian ма́тер лекцио́нис, «мать чте́ния»
- ма́тер лекцио́нис (mátɛr lekciónis)consonant used to represent a vowel sound
- «мать чте́ния»consonant used to represent a vowel sound
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mater lectionis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20lectionis
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“mater lectionis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20lectionis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mater lectionis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20lectionis.
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