Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōmǭ

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-meh₂-, reduplication of a base *méh₂- (“mama, mother”). Cognate with Latin mamma (“mother, mama, nurse”), Lithuanian mãma, momà (“mother”), Latvian mãma (“mother”), Old Irish muimme (“foster mother”), Irish mam (“mother”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*mōmǭ f

  1. mama, mother
    Synonyms: *aiþį̄, *ammǭ, *mōdēr
  2. aunt, auntie
    Hyponyms: (paternal) *baswǭ, (maternal) *mōdrijǭ, (maternal) *mōijǭ, (paternal) *waswǭ

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *mōmǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mōmǭ *mōmōniz
vocative *mōmǭ *mōmōniz
accusative *mōmōnų *mōmōnunz
genitive *mōmōniz *mōmōnǫ̂
dative *mōmōni *mōmōmaz
instrumental *mōmōnē *mōmōmiz

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