modrs
Pronunciation: [muôdɾs]
“modrs” is a Latvian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
adjective
Etymology
From the same stem as verb most (“to wake up”) (< *muod-ti), with an extra -r: *muod-ra-s > modrs. A parallel form without the -r yielded možs (q.v.). In the 17th century, modrs had the meaning of “wise, intelligent”, now gudrs; the current meaning became dominant in the 18th century. Ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mandras, from Proto-Indo-European *men(s)dʰh₁- (“wisdom”). Cognates include…
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