μητριά
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá)[1] with simplified spelling.[2] Also see πατριός (patriós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tɾiˈa/
- Hyphenation: μη‧τρι‧ά
Noun
μητριά • (mitriá) f (plural μητριές, masculine πατριός)
- stepmother (the wife of a biological father who is not the biological mother)
Declension
declension of μητριά
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μητριά • | μητριές • |
| genitive | μητριάς • | μητριών • |
| accusative | μητριά • | μητριές • |
| vocative | μητριά • | μητριές • |
Coordinate terms
- see: πατριός m (patriós, “stepfather”)
Related terms
- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References
- μητριά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- Also, proposed etymological, not simplified spelling at Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “μητρυιά”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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