| 释义 |
ma·ter lec·ti·o·nis
\|mäd.ə(r)ˌlektēˈōnə̇s\ noun
(plural ma·tres lectionis \ˈmä.ˌtrāˌsl-\)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, mother of reading; from its function of enabling a person reading aloud to give an accurate rendition of a written word
: the alphabetic signs א (\ʔ\), ה (\h\), ו (\w\), and י (\y\) in Hebrew which assist in indicating the vocalization in an originally consonantal writing system |