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Muttern
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muttern Müttern
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈmʊtərn/ [ˈmʊtɐn]
de De-Muttern.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form
de Mutter all-case p nut for a bolt
Noun
de noun form
de archaic dialectal eastern Germany de Mutter mum, mother str dat//acc s
Usage notes
The dialectal inflected form Muttern is (or was) applied in the dative and accusative cases when used without an article, i.e. in the sense of “mum”: Du sollst Muttern helfen. — “You're supposed to help Mum.” This was typical of eastern German dialects, including that of Berlin, but is now widely obsolete. A remnant of this is the phrase de wie bei Muttern like Mum used to make, which is in general use.