Mutterleib

German

Etymology

Mutter +‎ Leib

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmʊtɐˌlaɪ̯p]
Hyphenation: Mut‧ter‧leib
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Noun

Mutterleib m (strong, genitive Mutterleibes or Mutterleibs, no plural)

womb, uterus

Declension

Declension of Mutterleib [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mutterleib
genitive	eines	des	Mutterleibes, Mutterleibs
dative	einem	dem	Mutterleib, Mutterleibe¹
accusative	einen	den	Mutterleib

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Mutterleib” in Duden online
“Mutterleib” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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