Moder

See also: moder and møder

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German moder, from Middle Low German modder, modde, mōde (“mud”). The same word was later borrowed again as Modder (“mud”), which latter remains chiefly a regional word, however. Cognate with Dutch modder and probably English mud.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːdɐ/
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Noun

Moder m (genitive Moders, no plural)

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

Derived terms

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Modder, Möder, Medder, Mudder
  • Mooder (Münsterländisch)
  • Mutter (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)

Noun

Moder f

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

See also
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