mütterlich

German

Etymology

Surface analysis Mutter +‎ -lich. Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏtɐlɪç/, [ˈmʏtʰɐlɪç]

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Adjective

mütterlich (comparative mütterlicher, superlative am mütterlichsten)

1. motherly
2. maternal

Derived terms

• großmütterlich
• mütterlicherseits
• mütterlicherweise
• Mütterlichkeit
• stiefmütterlich
• unmütterlich (rare, nicht mütterlich)

See also

• väterlich

Further reading

• “mütterlich” in Duden online