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moder

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See also: Moder, -moder, and møder

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of moderate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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moder (third-person singular simple present moders, present participle modering, simple past and past participle modered)

  1. (obsolete) To moderate.

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Danish

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Noun

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moder c (singular definite moderen, plural indefinite mødre)

  1. (now formal) mother

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Declension of moder
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative moder moderen mødre mødrene
genitive moders moderens mødres mødrenes

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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moder

  1. inflection of modern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Limburgish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch moeder, from Old Dutch muoder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

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moder f

  1. mother
  2. guardian
  3. nun
  4. woman

Middle English

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old English mōdor, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare moddrie.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmoːdər/, /ˈmoːðər/

    Noun

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    moder (plural modres or moders or moder or (Kent) modren, genitive modres or moders or moder)

    1. A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone or some creature.
    2. The indirect female ancestor of someone or some creature.
    3. The Virgin Mary as mother (as of Jesus or as of humanity).
    4. A woman who performs the duties of a mother; a female caretaker or guardian.
    5. A woman who heads a female monastic community; an abbess.
    6. A polite appellation to an elderly woman, or a ruder one to a younger one.
      • 1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, Adam Islip:
        Putte: f. A wench, laſſe, girle, modder; (eſpecially one that is no better than ſhe ſhould be.)
    7. Something, somewhere or someone likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing):
      • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Pardoner's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 589–592:
        And now that I have ſpoken of glotonye, / Now wol I yow deffenden haſardrye; / Haſard is verray mooder of leſynges, / And of deceite, and curſed forſwerynges […]
        And since I've spoken about gluttony, / Now, I'll prevent you from dice-playing; / Dice games are literally the source of falsehoods, / deception, and false testimonies […]
      1. A behaviour, attribute, virtue, or vice likened to a mother (in begetting, caring, or nourishing)
      2. The womb (as the organ which protects and nourishes the baby).
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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    Derived from Old Norse móðir.

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    moder m (definite singular moderen, indefinite plural mødre or mødrer, definite plural mødrene)

    1. (dated, or jokingly) synonym of mor

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Norse móðir.

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    moder f (definite singular modera, indefinite plural mødrer, definite plural mødrene)

    1. (dated, or jokingly) mother

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    Old English

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    mōder f

    1. Alternative form of mōdor

    Scots

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    Noun

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    moder

    1. Alternative form of mither

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    Slovene

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *modʰros.

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    mọ́dər (comparative bȍlj mọ́dər, superlative nȁjbolj mọ́dər)

    1. blue
    Inflection
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    		 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Hard
    masculine feminine neuter
    nom. sing. móder módra módro
    singular
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative móder ind
    módri def     		módra módro
    genitive módrega módre módrega
    dative módremu módri módremu
    accusative nominativeinan or
    genitive    anim     		módro módro
    locative módrem módri módrem
    instrumental módrim módro módrim
    dual
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative módra módri módri
    genitive módrih módrih módrih
    dative módrima módrima módrima
    accusative módra módri módri
    locative módrih módrih módrih
    instrumental módrima módrima módrima
    plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative módri módre módra
    genitive módrih módrih módrih
    dative módrim módrim módrim
    accusative módre módre módra
    locative módrih módrih módrih
    instrumental módrimi módrimi módrimi
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    Colors in Slovene · barve (layout · text)
         bela      siva      črna
                 rdeča; škrlatna              oranžna; rjava              rumena; krem
                 svetlozelena, limeta              zelena             
                 sinja, cian; turkizna              azurna              modra
                 vijolična; indigo              magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila              roza, rožnata

    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandr-. Cognate with Lithuanian mandrùs and Proto-Germanic *mundraz (German munter).

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    mọ́dər (comparative modrȇjši or mọ́drejši, superlative nȁjmodrȇjši or nȁjmọ́drejši)

    1. wise
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    		 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Hard
    masculine feminine neuter
    nom. sing. móder módra módro
    singular
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative móder ind
    módri def     		módra módro
    genitive módrega módre módrega
    dative módremu módri módremu
    accusative nominativeinan or
    genitive    anim     		módro módro
    locative módrem módri módrem
    instrumental módrim módro módrim
    dual
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative módra módri módri
    genitive módrih módrih módrih
    dative módrima módrima módrima
    accusative módra módri módri
    locative módrih módrih módrih
    instrumental módrima módrima módrima
    plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative módri módre módra
    genitive módrih módrih módrih
    dative módrim módrim módrim
    accusative módre módre módra
    locative módrih módrih módrih
    instrumental módrimi módrimi módrimi
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    Further reading

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    • “moder”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
    • “moder”, in Termania, Amebis
    • See also the general references

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    Etymology

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

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    moder c

    1. (somewhat dated) mother
    2. mother (as in Mother Theresa, Mother Earth, etc.)

    Declension

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    Declension of moder
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite moder moders
    definite modern moderns
    plural indefinite mödrar mödrars
    definite mödrarna mödrarnas

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