μητριά
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
μητριά • (mitriá) f (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)
- stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)
Declension[edit]
declension of μητριά
Coordinate terms[edit]
- see: πατριός m (patriós, “stepfather”)
Related terms[edit]
- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References[edit]
- ^ μητριά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ Also, proposed etymological, not simplified spelling at μητρυιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.