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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tɾiˈa/
- Hyphenation: μη‧τρι‧ά
Noun
μητριά • (mitriá) f (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)
- stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- see: πατριός m (patriós, “stepfather”)
- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References
- ^ μητριά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Also, proposed etymological, not simplified spelling at μητρυιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.