мать

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See also: мять

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мати (mati), from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, whence English mother and Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ).

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  • Rhymes: -atʲ

Noun

мать • (matʹ) f anim (genitive ма́тери, nominative plural ма́тери, genitive plural матере́й, relational adjective матери́нский)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: ма́ма (máma), ма́мочка (mámočka); мама́ша (mamáša); ма́менька (mámenʹka); ма́тушка (mátuška); ма́терь (máterʹ), ма́ти (máti); мама́ня (mamánja); роди́тельница (rodítelʹnica)
    Antonym: отец (otec)

Declension

Declension of мать△ (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ма́ть△
mátʹ△ 		ма́тери
máteri
genitive ма́тери
máteri 		матере́й
materéj
dative ма́тери
máteri 		матеря́м
materjám
accusative ма́ть△
mátʹ△ 		матере́й
materéj
instrumental ма́терью
máterʹju 		матеря́ми, матерьми́△
materjámi, materʹmí△
prepositional ма́тери
máteri 		матеря́х
materjáx

△ Irregular.

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Further reading

  • мать in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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