Mutter
See also: mutter, mütter, and Mütter
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German muoter, mūter, mōter, from Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Dutch moeder, English mother, Danish moder, Swedish moder
Alternative forms
- Muetter, Mueter (obsolete or dialectal)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊtɐ/, [ˈmʊtʰɐ]
audio (file)
Noun
Mutter f (genitive Mutter, plural Mütter, diminutive Mütterchen n or Mütterlein n)
- mother
Usage notes
- The substantive Mutter can also decline like a proper noun and can take the ending -s in the genitive singular, e.g. Mutters Geburtstag.
- In the dative singular, the ending -n is sometimes added, e.g. wie bei Muttern.
Declension
Declension of Mutter
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Mutter | die | Mütter |
| genitive | einer | der | Mutter | der | Mütter |
| dative | einer | der | Mutter | den | Müttern |
| accusative | eine | die | Mutter | die | Mütter |
Antonyms
- Vater m
- Kind n
Hypernyms
- Eltern
- Frau
Derived terms
- Mutterbrust
- Mutterkuchen
- Mutterliebe
- mutterlos
- Muttermilch
- Muttersöhnchen
- Mutterschaft
- Muttersprache
- Rabenmutter
- werdende Mutter
Descendants
- → Central Franconian: Motter
Etymology 2
Originally the same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished in the plural; so denoted by a sexual metaphor, which is also found in other languages. Compare for example Dutch moer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊtɐ/, [ˈmʊtɐ]
audio (file)
Noun
Mutter f (genitive Mutter, plural Muttern)
- nut (for a bolt)
Synonyms
- Schraubenmutter
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- muter (Portuguese-based orthography)
Etymology
From Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmutɐ/
Noun
Mutter f (plural Mitter, diminutive Mutterche)
- mother
- Sie is mein Mutter.
- She is my mother.
Antonyms
- Fatter
External links
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary