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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdēr

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (mother), via the suffix-stressed variant *meh₂tḗr.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    *mōdēr f

    1. mother
      Synonyms: *aiþį̄, *ammǭ, *mōmǭ

    Inflection

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    Declension of *mōdēr (r-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *mōdēr *mōdriz
    vocative *mōder *mōdriz
    accusative *mōderų *mōdrunz
    genitive *mōdurz *mōdrǫ̂
    dative *mōdri *mōdrumaz
    instrumental *mōdrē *mōdrumiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mōder-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 371