móðir

See also: moþir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔuwɪr]

Noun

móðir f (genitive singular móður, plural møður)

1. mother

Declension

f29	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	móðir	móðirin	møður	møðurnar
accusative	móður	móðurina	møður	møðurnar
dative	móður	móðurini	møðrum	møðrnum
genitive	móður	móðurinnar	møðra	møðranna

Derived terms

• lívmóðir (“uterus”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmouːðɪr/

  Rhymes: -ouːðɪr

Noun

móðir f (genitive singular móður or (proscribed) móðir, nominative plural mæður)

1. (higher register)  mother

Declension

Declension of móðir (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	móðir	móðirin	mæður	mæðurnar
accusative	móður, móðir1	móðurina, móðirina1	mæður	mæðurnar
dative	móður, móðir1	móðurinni, móðirinni1	mæðrum	mæðrunum
genitive	móður, móðir1	móðurinnar, móðirinnar1	mæðra	mæðranna

¹Proscribed.

Synonyms

• mamma (somewhat informal), mútta (informal)

Derived terms

• perlumóðir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old Frisian mōder, Old English mōdor, Old Dutch muoder, Old High German muoter.

Noun

móðir f (genitive móður, plural mœðr)

1. mother

Declension

Declension of móðir (strong r-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	móðir	móðirin	mœðr	mœðrnar
accusative	móður	móðurina	mœðr	mœðrnar
dative	móður	móðurinni	mœðrum	mœðrunum
genitive	móður	móðurinnar	mœðra	mœðranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: móðir
• Faroese: móðir
• Norwegian: mor, moder
• Old Swedish: mōþir
  • Swedish: moder, mor
• Scanian: moðer
• Danish: mor, moder
• Gutnish: mor, moder