Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mā́tēr

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).[1]

Noun

*mā́tēr f

  1. mother

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *mā́tēr *mātére *mātéres
vocative *mā́ter *mātére *mātéres
accusative *mātérə *mātére *mātérəs
genitive *mātéros *mātéroyyun *mātérōn
dative *mātérei *mātéroyyun *mātérpʰi
locative *mātéri — *mātérsi
instrumental *mātérē — *mātérpʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek:
    • Attic and Ionic Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
      • Greek: μητέρα (mitéra)
    • Doric Greek: μᾱ́τηρ (mā́tēr)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re /⁠mā́tēr⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήτηρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 948
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