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

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

Derived terms

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
  • Scanian: moðer
  • Danish: mor, moder
  • Gutnish: mor, moder
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