Motter

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Modder Moder Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects Etymology Borrowed from gmw-cfr de Mutter. The native form is obsolete gmw-cfr Moder; both are from gmw-cfr goh muoter, goh muoder, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *mōdēr, from gmw-cfr ine-pro *méh₂tēr. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈmotʌ/ Noun gmw-cfr noun plural Mötter or Metter diminutive Mötterche or Metterche mother gmw-cfr Meng Mamm hätt sich dat net könne vürstelle, datt ich als Motter ärbeede john. My mother would have found it inconceivable that I should go work as a mother. Usage notes The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -e- are Moselle Franconian. The commoner word for “female parent” is gmw-cfr Mamm, but Motter is common in other senses, e.g. “mother” as a position within the family. (Compare the example above.) See also gmw-cfr Vatter