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Mutter

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See also: mutter, mütter, and Mütter

English

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Proper noun

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Mutter

  1. A surname.

East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter.

Noun

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Mutter f (genitive Muttersch)

  1. (Silesian) mother

Derived terms

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German

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊtər/, [ˈmʊtɐ]
  • Audio; [ˈmutɔʕ̞]:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mut‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ʊtɐ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. mother
    Coordinate terms: Vater, Kind
Declension
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Declension of Mutter [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mutter die Mütter
genitive einer der Mutter der Mütter
dative einer der Mutter den Müttern
accusative eine die Mutter die Mütter
Hypernyms
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Holonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Central Franconian: Motter
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: muttern

Proper noun

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Mutter f (proper noun, genitive Mutters or Mutter)

  1. Mother; Mum; Mom: one's mother
    Synonyms: Mama, Mutti
Usage notes
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  • Chiefly in north-eastern regions, there used to be a colloquial practice of adding -(e)n to proper nouns in the oblique 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.
Declension
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Declension of Mutter [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Mutter
genitive einer der Mutters, Mutter
dative einer der Mutter
accusative eine die Mutter
Declension of Mutter [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Mutter
genitive einer der —
dative einer der Muttern1
accusative eine die Muttern1

1Archaic or humorous.

Etymology 2

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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

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Mutter f (genitive Mutter, plural Muttern)

  1. (hardware) nut (for a bolt)
    Synonym: Schraubenmutter
Declension
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Declension of Mutter [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mutter die Muttern
genitive einer der Mutter der Muttern
dative einer der Mutter den Muttern
accusative eine die Mutter die Muttern

Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • muter (Wiesemann spelling)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmuta/
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: Mut‧ter

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Central Franconian Modder.

    Noun

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    Mutter f (plural Mitter, diminutive Mutterche)

    1. mother
      Synonyms: Maio, Mamai, Mamma, Mutti
      Coordinate term: Fatter
      Sie is mein Mutter.
      She is my mother.
    2. (metonymic) womb
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Central Franconian Modder.

      Noun

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      Mutter f (plural Mitter, diminutive Mutterche)

      1. (usually in the diminutive) nut (fastener used with a bolt)

      References

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      Low German

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      Etymology

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      From or influenced by German Mutter

      Noun

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      Mutter f (diminutive Mütterken)

      1. mother; alternative form of Mauder (North-Westphalian, Menslage, Mecklenburgisch)
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