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māteria is a Latin Noun that primarily means material.
Noun
material, matter
Noun
Wood as building material, timber.
The woody part of a tree (as opp. to roots, bark, fruit, etc.). (b) a woody branch or growth.
Any substance of which a physical object is made or composed, material. (b) (phil.) the basic substance of the universe, matter. (c) the material from which living things grow, nutriment, food. (d) fuel for a fire; (cf. sense 1). (e) the stock from which animals are bred.
Materiam superabat opus.Compare The workmanship surpassed the material.
Neque materia multitudo arbor deficio possum.Compare Nor could timber fail by reason of the great number of trees.
Natura materiae doctrinae est; haec fingit, illa fingitur. Compare Nature is the raw material for education; the one forms, the other is formed
Nihil ars since materia, materiae etiam sine arte pretium est, ars summa materia uptima melior.Compare Without material art can do nothing; material without art does possess a certain value, while the perfection of art is better than the best material.
Singular | Plural | |
Nom. | māteria | māteriae |
Gen. | māteriae / -āī | māteriārum |
Dat. | māteriae | māteriīs |
Acc. | māteriam | māteriās |
Abl. | māteriā | māteriīs |
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "māteria, māteriae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed September 7, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/materia-materiae.
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