μάτηρ

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾱ́τηρ • (mā́tēr) f (genitive μᾱτρός); third declension

  1. Doric form of μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”)

Inflection

Irregular declension of ᾱ̔ μᾱ́τηρ; τᾶς μᾱτέρος (Laconian)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ᾱ̔ μᾱ́τηρ
hā mā́tēr 		τὼ μᾱτέρε
tṑ mātére 		ταὶ μᾱτέρες
taì mātéres
Genitive τᾶς μᾱτέρος / μᾱτρός
tâs mātéros / mātrós 		τοῖν μᾱτέραιν
toîn mātérain 		τᾶν μᾱτέραν
tân mātéran
Dative τᾷ μᾱτέρῐ / μᾱτρῐ́
tâi mātéri / mātrí 		τοῖν μᾱτέραιν
toîn mātérain 		ταῖς μᾱτρᾰ́σῐ
taîs mātrási
Accusative τᾱ̀ν μᾱτέρᾰ
tā̀n mātéra 		τὼ μᾱτέρε
tṑ mātére 		τᾱ̀ς μᾱτέρᾰς
tā̀s mātéras
Vocative μᾶτερ
mâter 		μᾱτέρε
mātére 		μᾱτέρες
mātéres
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • Tsakonian: μάτη (máti)

References

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