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Old Armenian
Etymology
The original spelling is մաւրու (mawru), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂trui(e)h₂-, from *méh₂tēr. Cognate with Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá, “stepmother”), Proto-Germanic *mōdrijǭ. See also հօրու (hōru).
Noun
մօրու • (mōru)
- stepmother
Declension
the ablative singular can be ի մօրոջէ (i mōroǰē)
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մօրու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn , Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մօրու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մօրու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 453