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μήτηρ

[mɛ̌ː.tɛːr]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. mother
  2. source or origin
  3. A female parent who has given birth to a child. It is also used metaphorically to describe a source or origin of something.
Examples

ἡ μήτηρ φιλεῖ τὸ τέκνον.

The mother loves the child.

Pronunciationmɛ̌ː.tɛːr

Part of speechnoun

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μήτηρ in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.