"μητέρα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /miˈtera/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”), from Proto-Hellenic *mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|μήτηρ|t=mother}} Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”), {{inh|el|grk-pro|*mā́tēr}} Proto-Hellenic *mā́tēr, {{inh|el|ine-pro|*méh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|μητέρες|||||masculine|πατέρας|||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} μητέρα • (mitéra) f (plural μητέρες, masculine πατέρας), {{el-noun|f|μητέρες|m=πατέρας}} μητέρα • (mitéra) f (plural μητέρες, masculine πατέρας) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|μητέρα|μητέρες|μητέρας|μητέρων|μητέρα|μητέρες|μητέρα|μητέρες|note=}} Forms: mitéra [romanization], μητέρες [plural], πατέρας [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], μητέρα [nominative, singular], μητέρες [nominative, plural], μητέρας [genitive, singular], μητέρων [genitive, plural], μητέρα [accusative, singular], μητέρες [accusative, plural], μητέρα [singular, vocative], μητέρες [plural, vocative]
  1. mother
    Sense id: en-μητέρα-el-noun-zwYi7ypm
  2. (figuratively) mother (the first example of something) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-μητέρα-el-noun-0OjGwg0w Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'ασπίδα' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ασπίδα': 30 40 30
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) mother (something that is the greatest of its kind) Tags: colloquial, figuratively Categories (topical): Family, Female family members
    Sense id: en-μητέρα-el-noun-f~9quGXw Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Female family members: 38 15 47 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μαμά (mamá) [feminine], μάνα (mána) [feminine] Related terms: μητρότης (mitrótis) (english: motherhood, maternity) [Katharevousa, feminine], μητρυιά (mitryiá) (english: stepmother) [Katharevousa, feminine], μήτρα (mítra) (english: womb) [feminine], μητριαρχία (mitriarchía) (english: matriarchy) [feminine], μητρική κάρτα (mitrikí kárta) (english: motherboard) [feminine], μητρικός (mitrikós) (english: motherly), μητροκτονία (mitroktonía) (english: matricide) [feminine], μητροκτόνος (mitroktónos) (english: matricide) [feminine, masculine], μητρότητα (mitrótita) (english: motherhood, maternity) [feminine] Coordinate_terms: see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary, Family

Inflected forms

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          "english": "It was the mother of battles.",
          "roman": "Ítan mitéra ton machón.",
          "text": "Ήταν μητέρα των μαχών.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother (something that is the greatest of its kind)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, colloquial) mother (something that is the greatest of its kind)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈtera/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mamá",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μαμά"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mána",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μάνα"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μητέρα"
}

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