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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ma(m)mā, from Proto-Indo-European *mā̆(m)mā, *meh₂-(m)meh₂ (“mother”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “mother”) and Latin mamma (“mother”). A nursery word[2]
Noun
mëmë f (plural mëma, definite mëma, definite plural mëmat)
- mother
- Synonyms: nënë, ëmë
Declension
References
- ^ Mann, S. E. (1948) “mâmë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 261b
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 260