Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdrijǭ

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *mōdrijaz (of a mother, maternal, adj), and/or *méh₂treh₂ (mother's sister), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Cognate with Cornish modrep (maternal aunt), Welsh modryb (maternal aunt), Ancient Greek μήτριος (mḗtrios, motherly, maternal), Albanian motër (sister).

Noun edit

*mōdrijǭ f

  1. mother’s sister; maternal aunt
    Synonym: *mōijǭ

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *mōdrijǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōdrijǭ *mōdrijōniz
vocative *mōdrijǭ *mōdrijōniz
accusative *mōdrijōnų *mōdrijōnunz
genitive *mōdrijōniz *mōdrijōnǫ̂
dative *mōdrijōni *mōdrijōmaz
instrumental *mōdrijōnē *mōdrijōmiz

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