Hyphenation
al·ma ma·terTurkish pronunciation
älmı meytırPronunciation
/ˈalmə ˈmātər/ /ˈælmə ˈmeɪtɜr/
Etymology
[ "al-m&-'mä-t&r ] (noun.) 1696. Latin for "nourishing mother." Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna (founded in the eleventh century, in year 1088).