μήτηρ

Ancient Greek

μήτηρ • (mḗtēr) f (genitive μητέρος or μητρός); third declension

Irregular declension of ἡ μήτηρ; τῆς μητρός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ μήτηρ hē mḗtēr	τὼ μητέρε tṑ mētére	αἱ μητέρες hai mētéres
Genitive	τῆς μητρός tês mētrós	τοῖν μητέροιν toîn mētéroin	τῶν μητέρων tôn mētérōn
Dative	τῇ μητρῐ́ tēî mētrĭ́	τοῖν μητέροιν toîn mētéroin	ταῖς μητρᾰ́σῐ / μητρᾰ́σῐν taîs mētrắsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν μητέρᾰ tḕn mētéră	τὼ μητέρε tṑ mētére	τᾱ̀ς μητέρᾰς tā̀s mētérăs
Vocative	μῆτερ mêter	μητέρε mētére	μητέρες mētéres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Irregular declension of μήτηρ; μητέρος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	μήτηρ mḗtēr	μητέρε mētére	μητέρες mētéres
Genitive	μητέρος / μητρός mētéros / mētrós	μητέροιν mētéroin	μητέρων mētérōn
Dative	μητέρῐ / μητρῐ́ mētérĭ / mētrĭ́	μητέροιν mētéroin	μητρᾰ́σῐ / μητρᾰ́σῐν mētrắsĭ(n)
Accusative	μητέρᾰ mētéră	μητέρε mētére	μητέρᾰς mētérăs
Vocative	μῆτερ mêter	μητέρε mētére	μητέρες mētéres
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Μητρόδωρος (Mētródōros)
μητρόπολῐς (mētrópolĭs)
Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)
μητρομήτωρ or ματρομάτωρ (mētromḗtōr or matromátōr), grandmother from mother's side (literally meaning mother's mother)
μητροπάτωρ (mētropátōr), grandfather from mother's side (literally meaning father's mother)