matroona

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin mātrōna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑtroːnɑ/, [ˈmɑt̪ro̞ːnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtroːnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mat‧roo‧na

Noun

matroona

  1. (historical) A housewife in ancient Rome.
  2. matron (woman with staid or motherly manners)

Usage notes

  • This term has a slightly humorous and disparaging air about it in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of matroona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative matroona matroonat
genitive matroonan matroonien
partitive matroonaa matroonia
illative matroonaan matrooniin
singular plural
nominative matroona matroonat
accusative nom. matroona matroonat
gen. matroonan
genitive matroonan matroonien
matroonainrare
partitive matroonaa matroonia
inessive matroonassa matroonissa
elative matroonasta matroonista
illative matroonaan matrooniin
adessive matroonalla matroonilla
ablative matroonalta matroonilta
allative matroonalle matroonille
essive matroonana matroonina
translative matroonaksi matrooniksi
instructive matroonin
abessive matroonatta matroonitta
comitative matroonineen
Possessive forms of matroona (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person matroonani matroonamme
2nd person matroonasi matroonanne
3rd person matroonansa
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