Mutter

See also: mutter, mütter, and Mütter

East Central German

Etymology

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

Noun

Mutter f (genitive Muttersch)

  1. (Silesian) mother

Derived terms
  • Gruußmutter
    • Grußmutterla

German

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊtər/, [ˈmʊtɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Mut‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ʊtɐ

Etymology 1

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

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

  1. mother
    Coordinate terms: Vater, Kind
Declension
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
Holonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Central Franconian: Motter

Proper noun

Mutter f (proper noun, genitive Mutters or Mutter)

  1. Mother; Mum; Mom: one's mother
    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.
Declension
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

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)
    Synonym: Schraubenmutter
Declension
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

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • muter (Portuguese-based orthography)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German muoter, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, 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

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From or influenced by German Mutter

Noun

Mutter f (diminutive Mütterken)

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