German

Noun

Moder m ‎(genitive Moders, no plural)

1. a decomposing mass
2. moldiness
3. moldy smell

Derived terms

• modern
• modrig
• vermodern

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Modder, Möder, Medder, Mudder

Noun

Moder f

1. (in most dialects, including Low Prussian) mother

See also

• Kind
• Vader, Voder

English

Verb

moder ‎(third-person singular simple present moders, present participle modering, simple past and past participle modered)

1. (obsolete) to moderate

German

Verb

moder

1. First-person singular present of modern.
2. Imperative singular of modern.

Limburgish

Noun

moder f

1. mother
2. guardian
3. nun
4. woman

Inflection

• Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

Middle English

Noun

moder

1. mother

References

p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

Scots

Etymology

From Old English mōdor. Compare mither.

Noun

moder ‎(plural moders)

1. (archaic) mother

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *modrъ (compare Bulgarian модър ‎(modǎr), Serbo-Croatian модар/modar, Slovak and Czech modrý), from Proto-Indo-European *modʰros (compare Hittite 𒀭𒋫𒋫𒀭 ‎(antaran, “blue”)^[1]), probably from *meh₂d- (compare Latin madeo ‎(“be wet”), Ancient Greek μαδάω ‎(madáō)^[2]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmòːdər/
• Tonal orthography: mọ́dər

Adjective

móder ‎(comparative bòlj móder, superlative nàjbolj móder)

1. blue

Declension

Derived terms

• módrost

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandr-. Cognate with Lithuanian mandrùs and Proto-Germanic *mundraz (German munter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmòːdər/
• Tonal orthography: mọ́dər

Adjective

móder ‎(comparative modrêjši or módrejši, superlative nàjmodrêjši or nàjmódrejši)

1. wise

Declension

Derived terms

• modróst
• módrec

References

1. ↑ Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, ČSAV, 1968, p. 372: Příbuzné je het. andra- t/v; jest uznati slov. přesmyk am > ma
2. ↑ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1972, v. 2, p. 448: Osnova mod- uporeduje se sa lat. madeo, gr. μαδάω, μάδρυον »šljiva«

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːdɛr

Noun

moder c

1. mother

Declension

See also

• mor
• mamma
• fader
• far
• pappa