materno
Spanish, adjective/maˈteɾno/
materno is spelled M-A-T-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,026th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Materno is a Spanish adjective meaning “mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la madre”.
What does materno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mother
- 2
maternal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la madre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of materno
- materna feminine
- maternos masculine plural
- maternas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce materno?
- /maˈteɾno/
- [maˈt̪eɾ.no]
- [maˈt̪eɾno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to materno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is materno in Spanish?
materno appears 3.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).