мама

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• mama — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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 • (máma) f 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

Etymology

A nursery word. From Proto-Slavic *mama, 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 • (máma) f

1. mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom

Declension

References

• “мама”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мама”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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.

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Noun

мама • (mama) f (relational adjective мамин, diminutive маме or мамица or мамичка or мамиче)

1. mom

Declension

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 • (mama) f

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

Related terms

Descendants

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

References

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “мама”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (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. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (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.

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Noun

ма́ма • (máma) f 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

Declension

Synonyms

• мать (matʹ)
• ма́мочка (mámočka)
• ма́менька (mámenʹka)
• мама́ша (mamáša)

Related terms

• ма́мин (mámin)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: mama

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

Ukrainian

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.

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Noun

ма́ма • (máma) f pers (genitive ма́ми, nominative plural ма́ми or мами́, genitive plural мам or мамі́в)

1. mama, mummy, mom, ma

Declension

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мама”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “мама”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)