What is 'Stabat Mater' when translated from Latin to English?

Answer 1

Stabat mater - "mater" is the nominative case of the Latin word for 'mother'. Nominative means subject, which means 'mother' is doing something. As in Latin, sentences are comprised of a subject and a verb. 'T' is a typical ending for third person verbs, "stabat, stabant". Stabat comes from the Latin word 'to stand' which is 'sto, stare'. Stabat is in the imperfect tense, meaning an action that happened in progress--not absolute, not completed. Thus: Stabat mater means "the mother was standing" (I believe this relates to the first lines, which describe Mother Mary standing by the cross grieving. "Stabat mater dolorosa", 'the grieving mother was standing. . .'). Hope that helps.

Answer 2

the Stabat Mater is a Latin hymn sung during Lent especially during the devotion "Stations of the Cross". THe first verse is Stabat Mater Dolorosa juxta crucem lachrymosa dum pendebat filius . It is translated: "The sorrowful mother was standing tearful next to the cross where her son was hanging"

Answer 3

"(The) mother was standing" is an English equivalent of the Latin phrase Stabat Mater. The phrase most famously references the Marian hymn Stabat Mater dolorosa ("The sorrowful mother was standing") to Our Lady Mary by Jacopone da Todi (1236?-Dec. 25, 1306) or by Pope Innocent III (Lotario dei Conti di Segni, Feb. 22, 1161-July 16, 1216). The pronunciation will be "STA-bat MA-ter" in Church and classical Latin.