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moder¹

  • /ˈmɒd.ə/ New Zealand, UK
  • /ˈmɔːd.ə/
  • /ˈmɒd.ɐ/ New Zealand
  • /ˈmɒd.a/ New Zealand
  • /ˈmɔd.əɹ/ US, Scotland
  • /ˈmɑd.əɹ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈmɒd.əɹ/ Canada
  • /ˈmɑd.əɹ/ Canada, cot caught merger
  • /ˈmɔd.ə/ Australia
  • /ˈmɔɖ.əʳ/ India

Sounds like modder · Rhymes with -ɒdə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Clipping of moderate.

verb moders · modering · modered

  1. obsolete To moderate.

Moder²

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from German Moder, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *mōdaz (“boldness, courage”) + *harjaz (“army”).

* Borrowed from Slovak Móder, an occupational surname from Middle High German mader (“reaper”).

* Borrowed from Polish Moder, from Middle Low German mōder (“mother, womb; mare”).

* Borrowed from Slovene Moder, a nickname for a wise man, from moder (“wise, prudent”).

* Borrowed from Swedish Modér, an ornamental surname whose first element is from mo (“sandy heath”).

proper noun Moders

  1. A surname.

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"moder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

moder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moder

Chicago

"moder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moder.

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@misc{moder_2026,
  title = {moder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}