Moder

See also: moder and møder

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from German Moder, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *mōdaz (“boldness, courage”) + *harjaz (“army”).
• Borrowed from Slovak Móder, an occupational surname from Middle High German mader (“reaper”).
• Borrowed from Polish Moder, from Middle Low German mōder (“mother, womb; mare”).
• Borrowed from Slovene Moder, a nickname for a wise man, from moder (“wise, prudent”).
• Borrowed from Swedish Modér, an ornamental surname whose first element is from mo (“sandy heath”).

Proper noun

Moder (plural Moders)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moder is the 36337^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Moder is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 603.

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German

Etymology

From late Middle High German moder (“mold, swamp”), borrowed from Middle Low German modder, modde, mōde (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“dreg”), from Proto-Indo-European *múHtrom. Doublet of Modder (“mud”), a later borrowing. Cognate with Dutch modder and English mother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Moder m (strong, genitive Moders, no plural)

1. a decomposing mass
2. moldiness
3. moldy smell

Declension

Declension of Moder [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Moder
genitive	eines	des	Moders
dative	einem	dem	Moder
accusative	einen	den	Moder

Derived terms

• modern
• modrig
• vermodern

Further reading

• “Moder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Modder, Möder, Medder, Mudder
• Mooder (Münsterländisch)
• Mutter (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)

Noun

Moder f

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian, Münsterland) mother

See also

• Kind
• Vader