Mutti
See also: mutti
English
Etymology
(surname): Of several origins:
Proper noun
Mutti (plural Muttis)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mutti is the 60347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Mutti is most common among White (71.86%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.37%) individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mutti”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 640.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊti/
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Usage notes
- The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist die Mutti? – “Where is Mum?” In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Mutti?
- The genitive Muttis is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Muttis Tasche – “Mum’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the rest of the language prefers: die Tasche von der Mutti (as above). — With an accompanying article or determiner, the genitive takes no ending: die Tasche meiner Mutti – “my mum’s bag”. This, however, is not common usage in any region; children will say instead: die Tasche von meiner Mutti.
Declension
Derived terms
Proper noun
Mutti f (proper noun, genitive Muttis or (only with an article) Mutti)
- a nickname for Angela Merkel
- Synonym: Mama
Declension
Further reading
- “Mutti” in Duden online
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