mother
From LSJ
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. μήτηρ, ἡ, V. ἡ τίκτουσα, Ar. and V. ἡ τεκοῦσα.
of or from a mother: Ar. and V. μητρόθεν.
on the mother's side: P. and V. πρὸς μητρός, V. μητρόθεν:P. κατὰ τὴν μητέρα (Thuc. 1, 127).
mother of all (as adj.); V. παμμήτωρ.
mother of arts (as adj.): V. μουσομήτωρ.
mother of iron (as adj.); V. σιδηρομήτωρ.
having the same mother, adj.: Ar. and P. ὁμομήτριος.
mother city, subs: P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.
mother wit: P. οἰκεία σύνεσις (Thuc. 1, 138).
