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μᾱ́τηρ

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: μᾱ́τηρ ματρός

Structure: μᾱτηρ (Stem)

Sense

  1. Doric and Aeolic form of μήτηρ ‎(mḗtēr)

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative μᾱ́τηρ μάτρε μάτρες
Genitive μάτρος μάτροιν μάτρων
Dative μάτρι μάτροιν μάτρσιν*
Accusative μάτρα μάτρε μάτρας
Vocative μᾱ́τηρ μάτρε μάτρες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἰαλέμῳ αὐθιγενεῖ, τέκνον, σ’ ὀλοφύρομαι, ὦ ματρὸσ ἄλγοσ, οἱάν ἔκελσασ ὁδὸν ποτὶ Τροίαν· (Euripides, Rhesus, episode, strophe 11)
  • τροφαί τε ματρὸσ ἀύπνά τ’ ὀμμάτων τέλη, καὶ φίλιαι προσβολαὶ προσώπων; (Euripides, Suppliants, choral, antistrophe 15)
  • οὐκέτι φίλον φίλασ ἄγαλμ’ ὄψομαί σε ματρόσ. (Euripides, Suppliants, choral, antistrophe 36)
  • ὦ τέκνον τέκνον μελέασ ματρὸσ . (Euripides, Hecuba, choral, mesode13)
  • ὦ τέκνον τέκνον ταλαίνασ ματρόσ, τίνι μόρῳ θνῄσκεισ, τίνι πότμῳ κεῖσαι; (Euripides, Hecuba, episode, lyric1)

Synonyms

  1. Doric and Aeolic form of μήτηρ ‎

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