Mutterland

German

Etymology

From Mutter +‎ Land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊtərˌlant/, [ˈmʊ.tɐˌlant]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mut‧ter‧land

Noun

Mutterland n (strong, genitive Mutterlandes or Mutterlands, plural Mutterländer)

  1. motherland
    1. mainland as opposed to a colony
      Kolonialdialekte sind in der Regel einheitlicher als die Dialekte des Mutterlandes.
      Colonial dialects are usually more uniform than the dialects of the motherland.
    2. country where something originated, where someone’s ancestors came from
      England gilt als Mutterland des Fußballs.
      England is considered the motherland of (association) football.
    3. (rare) homeland, one’s own country
      Synonyms: Heimatland, Herkunftsland, Vaterland

Declension

Declension of Mutterland [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mutterland die Mutterländer
genitive eines des Mutterlandes, Mutterlands der Mutterländer
dative einem dem Mutterland, Mutterlande1 den Mutterländern
accusative ein das Mutterland die Mutterländer

1Now rare, see notes.

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