Mutter

See also: mutter, mütter, and Mütter

German

Alternative forms

• Mueter, Muetter, Muoter, Muotter, Muter (all obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊtər/, [ˈmʊtɐ]

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Dutch moeder, English mother, Danish moder, Swedish moder

Noun

Mutter f (genitive Mutter, plural Mütter, diminutive Mütterchen n or Mütterlein n)

1. mother

Antonyms

• Vater m
• Kind n

Hypernyms

• Eltern
• Frau

Derived terms

• Mutterbrust
• Mutterkuchen
• mütterlich
• Mutterliebe
• mutterlos
• Muttermilch
• Muttersöhnchen
• Mutterschaft
• Muttersprache
• Rabenmutter
• Stammmutter
• werdende Mutter

Descendants

• → Central Franconian: Motter

Proper noun

Mutter f (genitive Mutters)

1. Mother; Mum; Mom

   Synonyms: Mama, Mutti

Usage notes

• Chiefly in north-eastern regions, there used to be a colloquial practice of adding -(e)n to proper nouns in the dative and accusative cases: ein Geschenk für Muttern (“a present for Mother”). This is now chiefly archaic or humorous. However, the phrase wie bei Muttern (“like Mum used to make”, of food) has entered general use.

Etymology 2

Originally the same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished in the plural; so denoted by a sexual metaphor, which is also found in other languages. Compare for example Dutch moer.

Noun

Mutter f (genitive Mutter, plural Muttern)

1. nut (for a bolt)

Synonyms

• Schraubenmutter

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Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• muter (Portuguese-based orthography)

Etymology

From Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmutɐ/

Noun

Mutter f (plural Mitter, diminutive Mutterche)

1. mother

   Sie is mein Mutter.

   She is my mother.

Antonyms

• Fatter

External links

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary