moder
English
Etymology
Clipping of moderate.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mŏd′ər
- (Received Pronunciation, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒd.ə/
- (older Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːd.ə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɒd.ɐ/, /ˈmɒd.a/
- (General American, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈmɔd.əɹ/
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈmɑd.əɹ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɒd.əɹ/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈmɑd.əɹ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmɔd.ə/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɖ.əʳ/
- Rhymes: -ɒdə(ɹ)
- Homophone: modder
- Hyphenation: mod‧er
Verb
moder (third-person singular simple present moders, present participle modering, simple past and past participle modered)
- (obsolete) To moderate.
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “moder”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
- “moder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Noun
moder c (singular definite moderen, plural indefinite mødre)
- (now formal) mother
Inflection
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | moder | moderen | mødre | mødrene |
genitive | moders | moderens | mødres | mødrenes |
Synonyms
See also
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
moder
- inflection of modern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Modder (Eupen, Krefeld)
- Muoder, Motter (Krefeld)
- mótter, mouer (Sittard)
- módder (Voeren)
- moor, Moor, moojer (widespread variants)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch moeder, from Old Dutch muoder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
moder f
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mōdor, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare moddrie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːdər/, /ˈmoːðər/
Noun
moder (plural modres or moders or moder or (Kent) modren, genitive modres or moders or moder)
- A mother; the female direct ancestor of someone or some creature.
- The indirect female ancestor of someone or some creature.
- The Virgin Mary as mother (as of Jesus or as of humanity).
- A woman who performs the duties of a mother; a female caretaker or guardian.
- A woman who heads a female monastic community; an abbess.
- 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.)
- 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 […]
Related terms
Descendants
- English: mother, mither (Scotland and Northern England)
- Scots: mither, medder, midder, moder, moeder (Shetland), mideer, mother
- Yola: moodher, moother, moothar
References
- “mọ̄der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 February 2019.
- p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
moder m (definite singular moderen, indefinite plural mødre or mødrer, definite plural mødrene)
- (dated, or jokingly) synonym of mor
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse móðir.
Noun
moder f (definite singular modera, indefinite plural mødrer, definite plural mødrene)
- (dated, or jokingly) mother
Derived terms
References
- “moder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.der/
Noun
mōder f
- alternative form of mōdor
Scots
Noun
moder
- alternative form of mither
References
- “mither, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
- “moder, n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *modrъ, from Proto-Indo-European *modʰros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòːdər/
Adjective
mọ́dər (comparative bȍlj mọ́dər, superlative nȁjbolj mọ́dər)
Declension
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 genitiveanim |
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 |
Derived terms
See also
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
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandr-. Cognate with Lithuanian mandrùs and Proto-Germanic *mundraz (German munter).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòːdər/
Adjective
mọ́dər (comparative modrȇjši or mọ́drejši, superlative nȁjmodrȇjši or nȁjmọ́drejši)
Declension
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 genitiveanim |
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 |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “moder”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “moder”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Swedish
Alternative forms
- mor (def. 1)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²muːdɛr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uːdɛr
Noun
moder c
- (somewhat dated) mother
- mother (as in Mother Theresa, Mother Earth, etc.)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | moder | moders |
definite | modern | moderns | |
plural | indefinite | mödrar | mödrars |
definite | mödrarna | mödrarnas |
Derived terms
- anmoder
- drottningmoder
- förmoder
- kycklingmoder
- landsmoder
- livmoder
- moderbolag
- modercell
- moderfartyg
- moderförening
- moderföretag
- moderförsamling
- moderkaka
- moderklubb
- moderkort
- moderland
- moderlig
- moderlighet
- moderliv
- moderlös
- moderlöshet
- modernäring
- moderparti
- moderplanta
- modersbröst
- modersbunden
- modersfamn
- modersfixering
- modersgestalt
- modersglädje
- modershjärta
- modersinstinkt
- moderskap
- moderskepp
- moderskomplex
- moderskänsla
- moderskärlek
- moderslycka
- modersmjölk
- modersmål
- modersnamn
- modersroll
- moderssköte
- mödradödlighet
- mödragymnastik
- mödrahälsovård
- mödravård
- mödravårdscentral
- stammoder
- urmoder
- ättemoder
See also
References
- moder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- moder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- moder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- moder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)