matmor

Swedish

Etymology

Syncopic form of matmoder, from Old Swedish matmodhir, equivalent to mat +‎ mor.

Noun

matmor c

1. (historical) mistress (woman of authority)

   Coordinate term: husbonde

Declension

Declension of matmor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	matmor	matmors
	definite	matmodern	matmoderns
plural	indefinite	matmödrar	matmödrars
	definite	matmödrarna	matmödrarnas

Derived terms

• matte

References

• matmor in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker