Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mi.tɾiˈa/
  • Hyphenation: μη‧τρι‧ά

Noun edit

μητριά (mitriáf (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)

  1. stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)

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References edit

  1. ^ μητριάΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ 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.