μήτηρ

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Usage notes 1.4.3 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• μάτηρ (Doric)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Cognates include Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ), Armenian մայր (mayr), Latin mater, and Old English mōdor (English mother).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [mɛː́tɛːr]

• (Koine): IPA: [mˈeːteːr]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [mˈitir]

[edit] Noun

μήτηρ (genitive μητέρος or μητρός); f, third declension; (mētēr)

1. mother
2. source or origin

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Usage notes

The singular genitive and dative are often contracted to μητρός and μητρί respectively.

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon

Strong’s concordance number: G3384