μητριά
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editμητριά • (mitriá) f (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)
- stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)
Declension
editDeclension of μητριά
Coordinate terms
edit- see: πατριός m (patriós, “stepfather”)
Related terms
edit- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References
edit- ^ “μητριά”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ Also, proposed etymological, not simplified spelling at μητρυιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.