alma mater

From Latin alma māter (literally “nourishing mother”). Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088.

• IPA^(key): /ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˌɑːlmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/

alma mater (plural almae matres or alma maters)

1. A school, college or university from which an individual has graduated or which he or she has attended.
2. A school's anthem or song.

Borrowed from Latin alma māter (“feeding mother”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.maː ˈmaː.tɛr/, /ˌɑl.maː ˈmaː.tər/
• Hyphenation: al‧ma ma‧ter

alma mater f (plural almae matres or alma maters)

1. alma mater (university one attended, especially one from which one has graduated)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ma ˈmaː.ter/, [ˈaɫ.ma ˈmaː.tɛr]

alma māter f (genitive almae mātris); first declension

1. (Ancient Rome) mother goddess
2. (Medieval Christianity) Virgin Mary

First declension, third declension.

alma mater f (plural alma mater)

1. a person who provides for another
2. homeland (place where one was born)
3. alma mater (school or college from which an individual has graduated)

alma mater f (plural alma mater)

1. alma mater