μητριά
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μητριά • (mitriá) f (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)
- stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μητριά (mitriá) | μητριές (mitriés) |
| genitive | μητριάς (mitriás) | μητριών (mitrión) |
| accusative | μητριά (mitriá) | μητριές (mitriés) |
| vocative | μητριά (mitriá) | μητριές (mitriés) |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- see: πατριός m (patriós, “stepfather”)
Related terms
[edit]- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References
[edit]- ^ μητριά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 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 [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.