Faroese

Noun

móðir f (genitive singular móður, plural møður)

1. mother

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmouːðɪr/

  Rhymes: -ouːðɪr

Noun

móðir f ‎(genitive singular móður, nominative plural mæður)

1. mother

Declension

Synonyms

• (mother): mamma (informal), mútta (informal)

Derived terms

• perlumóðir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon mōdar, Old Frisian mōder, Old English mōdor, Old Dutch muoder, Old High German muoter.

Noun

móðir f (genitive móður, plural mǿðr)

1. mother

Declension

Descendants