mader

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See also: Mader, Mäder, and måder

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin māter.

Noun[edit]

mader f

  1. mother

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English mædere, mædre, from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmadər(ə)/, /ˈmadrə/

Noun[edit]

mader (uncountable)

  1. Madder (Rubia tinctorum) or a similar plant.
  2. The dye obtained from madder (alizarin) or a similar dye.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: madder
  • Scots: mather, mader, madder, malder, maider (obsolete)
  • Irish: madra, madar

References[edit]

Norn[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse matr (food) from Proto-Germanic *matiz.

Noun[edit]

mader m

  1. food

References[edit]

  • Jakobsen, Jakob (1921) An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland[1], 1st edition, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, published 1928–1932, retrieved 5 February 2023