< Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic
Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mā́tēr
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Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /máː.teːr/
Noun
*mā́tēr f
- mother
Inflection
| Consonant stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mā́tēr | ||
| Genitive | *mātéros | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mā́tēr | *mātére | *mātéres |
| Vocative | *mā́ter | *mātére | *mātéres |
| Accusative | *mātérə | *mātére | *mātérəs |
| Genitive | *mātéros | *mātéroyyun | *mātérōn |
| Dative | *mātérei | *mātéroyyun | *mātérpʰi |
| Locative | *mātéri | ? | *mātérsi |
| Instrumental | *mātérē | ? | *mātérpʰi |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek:
- Attic and Ionic Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
- Greek: μητέρα (mitéra)
- Doric Greek: μᾱ́τηρ (mā́tēr)
- Tsakonian: μάτη (máti)
- Attic and Ionic Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re /mā́tēr/)