Question

Here's a different one:
Which is the best analogy?

mother : mater::

A. autonomy : autos
B. genteel : ego
C. egoist : anthropos
D. virile : gyne

Answer 1

I'm thinking A..Not so sure.

Answer 2

Well, mater literally means mother (British)

Answer 3

Yes, I looked that up. xD

Answer 4

Does autos=autonomy?

Answer 5

Err, well "auto" just means self and "autonomy" means a self-governing region. Not exactly?

Answer 6

I would say by autos they mean cars.

Answer 7

I could be wrong.

Answer 8

But I would say A isn't the answer.

Answer 9

Let's try B.

Answer 10

B. genteel : ego

gen·teel
jenˈtēl/Submit
adjective
polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.

Would an egoist be genteel?

Answer 11

Nope :o

Wait, I think it's D..

Answer 12

Perhaps this is more of a language analogy than a definitive one...

Answer 13

Oops, wait..

Answer 14

Virile and gyne I believe are antonyms.

virile = male

gyne = female

Not exact definitions XD, but I think you get the main idea.

Answer 15

DARN I KNEW IT

Answer 16

I dunno about C tho.

Answer 17

None of these are very good answers... ;-;

Answer 18

;-; I know right?! I think I might know if I could really understand egoist.. I looked up the meaning and it made no sense to me. o3o

Answer 19

Perhaps there is a second definition to autos I am not aware of... o_O

Answer 20

Nope. Google just says cars.

Answer 21

I'm not entirely sure... this is a really weird question. ;_;

Answer 22

Okay, so anthropos means "man".

Answer 23

"Ego" I guess means a person's self esteem.

Answer 24

Yeah, like in latin or something... still, that has not a lot to do w/ an egoist... -_-

Answer 25

An egoist COULD BE a man
But mother MUST BE a mater

Answer 26

Analogies suck. :/

Answer 27

I agree 100% xD

Answer 28

So I guess A is the best answer?

Answer 29

Actually, I would go with D.

Answer 30

They're both referring to reproductive systems, regardless of sex.

Answer 31

They both have the exact same word form

Answer 32

Okay, that makes sense. I trust you!

Answer 33

I'm not 100% sure tho ;_;

Answer 34

It's fine if I get 1 wrong :D

Answer 35

ALSO AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS OF THIS WHEN I HEAR THE WORD MATER:
http://www.moonlightmodelers.com/tow-mater-1680x1050.jpg

Answer 36

:P