alma matern.

Brit.

/ˌalmə ˈmɑːtə/,

/ˌalmə ˈmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˌɑlmə ˈmɑdər/,

/ˌælmə ˈmɑdər/

Inflections: Plural almae matres Brit.

/ˌalmʌɪ ˈmɑːtreɪz/,

/ˌalmiː ˈmeɪtriːz/, U.S.

/ˌɑlmaɪ ˈmɑdreɪz/,

/ˌælmaɪ ˈmɑdreɪz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alma māter.

Etymology: < classical Latin alma māter bounteous mother, in post-classical Latin with specific reference to universities (15th cent. in British sources) < alma , feminine of almus that provides nurture, that fosters, life-giving, kindly, gracious ( < alere to nourish (see aliment n.) + -mus , suffix forming nouns and adjectives) + māter mater n.¹ With the metaphor underlying the application to a place of education perhaps compare alumnus n.For earlier occurrence of the Latin phrase in an English context (not with metaphorical reference to a place of education) compare: ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xiv. ii. 691 In signe and in tokne of so grete plentee a grete femal ymage was ymade and yclepid alma mater [L. alma mater].

Frequently with capital initials. A person's former school, college, or university.

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society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > one's former school or university

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1650 T. Vaughan Man-mouse 2 Could thy Alma Mater teach thee nothing but Anticks?

1696 S. Sewall Diary 12 Oct. (1973) I. 357 L^t Gov^r...promis'd his Interposition for them as become such an Alumnus to such an Alma Mater.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad iii. 338 The sons of Isis reel..And Alma Mater all dissolv'd in Port.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 565 (note) It were to be wished, that he..had not followed the example of Dr. Adam Smith, in ungraciously attacking his venerable Alma Mater, Oxford.

1803 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) II. 126 The literary men of his Alma Mater.

1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 170 My dear old Alma Mater.

1925 Amer. Hist. Rev. 30 338 No wonder that the Oxfordians are so fond of their alma mater.

1964 C. Mackenzie Octave Three 125 I enjoyed the superlative advantage of combining Balliol with Magdalen as Almae Matres.

1979 Maclean's 14 May 34/3 The National Film Board premieres its salute to the author and her work at her alma mater—the University of Winnipeg.

2002 Church Times 12 July 11/4 Going back to my Alma Mater and doing studenty things felt like dropping into a parallel universe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alma mater
释义	alma matern. Brit. /ˌalmə ˈmɑːtə/, /ˌalmə ˈmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˌɑlmə ˈmɑdər/, /ˌælmə ˈmɑdər/ Inflections: Plural almae matres Brit. /ˌalmʌɪ ˈmɑːtreɪz/, /ˌalmiː ˈmeɪtriːz/, U.S. /ˌɑlmaɪ ˈmɑdreɪz/, /ˌælmaɪ ˈmɑdreɪz/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alma māter. Etymology: < classical Latin alma māter bounteous mother, in post-classical Latin with specific reference to universities (15th cent. in British sources) < alma , feminine of almus that provides nurture, that fosters, life-giving, kindly, gracious ( < alere to nourish (see aliment n.) + -mus , suffix forming nouns and adjectives) + māter mater n.¹ With the metaphor underlying the application to a place of education perhaps compare alumnus n.For earlier occurrence of the Latin phrase in an English context (not with metaphorical reference to a place of education) compare: ▸ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xiv. ii. 691 In signe and in tokne of so grete plentee a grete femal ymage was ymade and yclepid alma mater [L. alma mater]. Frequently with capital initials. A person's former school, college, or university. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > one's former school or university motherc1439 alma mater1650 1650 T. Vaughan Man-mouse 2 Could thy Alma Mater teach thee nothing but Anticks? 1696 S. Sewall Diary 12 Oct. (1973) I. 357 L^t Gov^r...promis'd his Interposition for them as become such an Alumnus to such an Alma Mater. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad iii. 338 The sons of Isis reel..And Alma Mater all dissolv'd in Port. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 565 (note) It were to be wished, that he..had not followed the example of Dr. Adam Smith, in ungraciously attacking his venerable Alma Mater, Oxford. 1803 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) II. 126 The literary men of his Alma Mater. 1866 T. Carlyle Inaug. Addr. Edinb. 170 My dear old Alma Mater. 1925 Amer. Hist. Rev. 30 338 No wonder that the Oxfordians are so fond of their alma mater. 1964 C. Mackenzie Octave Three 125 I enjoyed the superlative advantage of combining Balliol with Magdalen as Almae Matres. 1979 Maclean's 14 May 34/3 The National Film Board premieres its salute to the author and her work at her alma mater—the University of Winnipeg. 2002 Church Times 12 July 11/4 Going back to my Alma Mater and doing studenty things felt like dropping into a parallel universe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1650
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