мама

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

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Noun

ма́ма (mámaf pers (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам)

  1. mum / mom

Declension

References

  • мама” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • мама”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

A nursery word, inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.

Noun

ма́ма (mámaf

  1. mama, mom/mommy, mum/mummy
  2. (dialectal, by extension) mother's bosom, mammae
    Synonyms: бо́зка (bózka), (in animals) ви́ме (víme)
Declension
Declension of ма́ма
singular plural
indefinite ма́ма
máma
ма́ми
mámi
definite ма́мата
mámata
ма́мите
mámite
vocative form ма́мо, ма́ме
mámo, máme
ма́ми
mámi
dative form ма́ми1
mámi1

1Dialectal.

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Etymology 2

Action noun of ма́мя (mámja, to deceive).

Noun

ма́ма (mámaf (obsolete)

  1. deception, fraud
Declension
Declension of ма́ма
singular plural
indefinite ма́ма
máma
ма́ми
mámi
definite ма́мата
mámata
ма́мите
mámite
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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ماما
Cyrillic мама
Latin mama

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мама (mama).

Pronunciation

Noun

мама (mama)

  1. (colloquial) mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom

Declension

Declension of мама
singular plural
nominative мама (mama) мамалар (mamalar)
genitive маманың (mamanyñ) мамалардың (mamalardyñ)
dative мамаға (mamağa) мамаларға (mamalarğa)
accusative маманы (mamany) мамаларды (mamalardy)
locative мамада (mamada) мамаларда (mamalarda)
ablative мамадан (mamadan) мамалардан (mamalardan)
instrumental мамамен (mamamen) мамалармен (mamalarmen)

Macedonian

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

Pronunciation

Noun

мама (mamaf (relational adjective мамин, diminutive маме or мамица or мамичка or мамиче)

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)

Declension

Declension of мама
singular
indefinite мама (mama)
definite unspecified
definite proximal
definite distal
vocative мамо (mamo)

References

  • мама” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Anagrams

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *ма́ма (*máma), from Proto-Slavic *màma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, from *méh₂-, from *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with Russian ма́ма (máma).

Noun

мама (mamaf

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: ма́ма (máma)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ма (máma)
  • Ukrainian: ма́ма (máma)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mama”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 183
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “мама”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 375
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “ма́ма”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “мама”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 252
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2017), “мама”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 17 (м – моавитѧнка), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 41

Russian

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

Pronunciation

Noun

ма́ма (mámaf anim or f inan (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам, diminutive ма́мочка or ма́менька)

  1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)
    Я Том, а э́то моя́ ма́ма.Ja Tom, a éto mojá máma.I am Tom and this is my mom.
  2. (computing slang) motherboard
  3. (figuratively) female socket

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mâma/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧ма

Noun

ма̏ма f (Latin spelling mȁma)

  1. mom

Declension

Declension of мама
singular plural
nominative мама маме
genitive маме мама
dative мами мамама
accusative маму маме
vocative мамо маме
locative мами мамама
instrumental мамом мамама

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- - the root of *méh₂tēr (mother). Cognate with German Muhme (aunt), Latin mamma (mother, nurse), Irish mam (mother), Lithuanian mama, moma (mother) among others. Cf. Proto-Slavic *tata, *baba.

Pronunciation

Noun

ма́ма (mámaf pers (genitive ма́ми, nominative plural ма́ми or мами́, genitive plural мам or мамі́в)

  1. mama, mummy, mom, ma

Declension

Declension of ма́ма
(pers hard fem-form accent-a/c)
singular plural
nominative ма́ма
máma
ма́ми, мами́
mámy, mamý
genitive ма́ми
mámy
мам, мамі́в
mam, mamív
dative ма́мі
mámi
ма́мам, мама́м
mámam, mamám
accusative ма́му
mámu
мам, мамі́в
mam, mamív
instrumental ма́мою
mámoju
ма́мами
mámamy
locative ма́мі
mámi
ма́мах, мама́х
mámax, mamáx
vocative ма́мо
mámo
ма́ми, мами́
mámy, mamý

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