Muttern

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊtɐn/, [ˈmʊtɐn]

Muttern

1. plural of Mutter (“nut for a bolt”)

Muttern

1. (dialectal, eastern Germany) inflected form of Mutter (“mum, mother”)

The dialectal inflected form Muttern is (or was) applied in the dative and accusative cases when used without an article, i.e. in the sense of “mum”: Du sollst Muttern helfen. — “You're supposed to help Mum.” This was typical of eastern German dialects, including that of Berlin, but is now widely obsolete. A remnant of this usage is the phrase wie bei Muttern, which has spread far beyond its original dialectal territory.