μήτηρ
μήτηρ, Dor. μάτηρ, ἡ: though parox. in nom., it follows πατήρ in the accent of the obliq. cases, gen. μητερος contr. μητρός, dat. μητέρι, μητρί, both forms being found in Hom., but the longer forms rarely in Trag. exc. lyr., as ματέρος A. Supp. 539; ματέρι S. OC 1481; μητέρος in iambics, E. HF 843, Or. 580, Rh. 393: acc. always μητέρα, μητέρας: voc. μῆτερ:—