Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdrijǭ
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *mōdrijaz (“of a mother, maternal”, adj), and/or *méh₂treh₂ (“mother's sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Cognate with Cornish modrep (“maternal aunt”), Welsh modryb (“maternal aunt”), Ancient Greek μήτριος (mḗtrios, “motherly, maternal”), Albanian motër (“sister”).
Noun
*mōdrijǭ f
- mother’s sister; maternal aunt
- Synonym: *mōijǭ
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *mōdrijǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mōdrijǭ | *mōdrijōniz | |
| vocative | *mōdrijǭ | *mōdrijōniz | |
| accusative | *mōdrijōnų | *mōdrijōnunz | |
| genitive | *mōdrijōniz | *mōdrijōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mōdrijōni | *mōdrijōmaz | |
| instrumental | *mōdrijōnē | *mōdrijōmiz | |