Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdrīn

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mōder (“mother”) +‎ *īn (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*mōdrīn

1. motherly, maternal, of or pertaining to a mother

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*mōdrīn
Genitive	*mōdrīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*mōdrīn	*mōdrīnu	*mōdrīn
Accusative	*mōdrīnanā	*mōdrīnā	*mōdrīn
Genitive	*mōdrīnas	*mōdrīneʀā	*mōdrīnas
Dative	*mōdrīnumē	*mōdrīneʀē	*mōdrīnumē
Instrumental	*mōdrīnu	*mōdrīneʀu	*mōdrīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*mōdrīnē	*mōdrīnō	*mōdrīnu
Accusative	*mōdrīnā	*mōdrīnā	*mōdrīnu
Genitive	*mōdrīneʀō	*mōdrīneʀō	*mōdrīneʀō
Dative	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum
Instrumental	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum	*mōdrīnēm, *mōdrīnum

See also

• *fadrīn

Descendants

• Old English: mēderen, mēdren