modrige

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

modrige

1. inflection of modrig:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Old English

Alternative forms

• mōderġe, mōddriġe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōdrijā, from Proto-Germanic *mōdrijǭ (“maternal aunt”). Cognate with Old Frisian mōdrie (“maternal aunt”), Old High German muotera (“maternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːd.ri.je/

Noun

mōdriġe f

1. mother's sister, maternal aunt

   Synonym: *mōme

2. female cousin

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mōdriġe	mōdriġan
accusative	mōdriġan	mōdriġan
genitive	mōdriġan	mōdriġena
dative	mōdriġan	mōdriġum

Descendants

• Middle English: moddrie, moddri