Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mā́tēr

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).^[1]

Noun

*mā́tēr f

mother

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*mā́tēr
Genitive	*mātéros
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*mā́tēr	*mātére	*mātéres
Vocative	*mā́ter	*mātére	*mātéres
Accusative	*mātérə	*mātére	*mātérəs
Genitive	*mātéros	*mātéroyyun	*mātérōn
Dative	*mātérei	*mātéroyyun	*mātérpʰi
Locative	*mātéri	?	*mātérsi
Instrumental	*mātérē	?	*mātérpʰi

Descendants

Ancient Greek:
- Attic and Ionic Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
  - Greek: μητέρα (mitéra)
- Doric Greek: μᾱ́τηρ (mā́tēr)
  - Tsakonian: μάτη (máti)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re /⁠mā́tēr⁠/)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήτηρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 948

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήτηρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 948

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