Muttern

See also: muttern and Müttern

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊtərn/, [ˈmʊtɐn]
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Noun

Muttern

  1. all-case plural of Mutter (“nut for a bolt”)

Noun

Muttern

  1. (archaic, dialectal, eastern Germany) strong dative/accusative singular of Mutter (“mum, mother”)

Usage notes

  • The dialectal inflected form Muttern is (or was) applied in the dative and accusative cases when used without an article, i.e. in the sense of “mum”: Du sollst Muttern helfen. — “You're supposed to help Mum.” This was typical of eastern German dialects, including that of Berlin, but is now widely obsolete. A remnant of this is the phrase wie bei Muttern (“like Mum used to make”), which is in general use.
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