μητέρα (mitéra)
English: mother
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About μητέρα
As a noun, μητέρα is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: miˈtera
Definitions & Examples
- noun:motherExamples:
- η μητέρα του μαθητή (i mitéra tou mathití) — the student's mother
- noun:(figuratively) mother (the first example of something)Examples:
- η μητέρα των κοινοβουλίων (i mitéra ton koinovoulíon) — the mother of parliaments
- noun:(figuratively, colloquial) mother (something that is the greatest of its kind)Examples:
- Ήταν μητέρα των μαχών.Ítan mitéra ton machón.
- It was the mother of battles.
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μητέρα | μητέρες |
| genitive | μητέρας | μητέρων |
| accusative | μητέρα | μητέρες |
| vocative | μητέρα | μητέρες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how μητέρα appears in different grammatical contexts.