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mother (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “mother”

eintala mother, fleirtala mothers
  1. móðir
    Her mother taught her how to cook.
  2. verðandi móðir
    Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
  3. uppspretta
    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
  4. efni samsett úr bakteríum sem myndast við gerjun, eins og í ediki
    She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
  5. móðir (þýðir eitthvað sem er stærst eða öfgafyllst sinnar tegundar)
    They faced the mother of all storms.
  6. móðir (í trúarlegu samhengi)
    Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
  7. (slangur, skrauthvörf) stytting á 'motherfucker'; notað sem blótsyrði
    He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

sögn “mother”

nafnháttur mother; hann mothers; þátíð mothered; lh. þt. mothered; nhm. mothering
  1. annast
    She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
  2. að fæða eða ala upp barn
    She mothered three children while working full-time.
  3. að valda því að innihalda móður, efnið sem myndast í gerjun vökva
    He mothered the cider to make vinegar.