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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mā́tēr

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 This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).[1]

    Noun

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    *mā́tēr f

    1. mother

    Inflection

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    Consonant stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mā́tēr *mātére *mātéres
    vocative *mā́ter *mātére *mātéres
    accusative *mātérə *mātére *mātérəs
    genitive *mātéros *mātéroyyun *mātérōn
    dative *mātérei *mātéroyyun *mātérpʰi
    locative *mātéri — *mātérsi
    instrumental *mātérē — *mātérpʰi

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek:
      • Attic and Ionic Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
        • Greek: μητέρα (mitéra)
      • Doric Greek: μᾱ́τηρ (mā́tēr)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re /⁠mā́tēr⁠/)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μήτηρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 948
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