mamona
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Ricinus communis
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maˈmoː.na/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈmo.na/,
Noun
mamōna m (genitive mamōnae); first declension
- Alternative form of mammōna
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mamōna | mamōnae |
| genitive | mamōnae | mamōnārum |
| dative | mamōnae | mamōnīs |
| accusative | mamōnam | mamōnās |
| ablative | mamōnā | mamōnīs |
| vocative | mamōna | mamōnae |
References
- mamona in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mammōna.
Pronunciation
Noun
mamona f
- (colloquial) money
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pieniądze
Declension
Declension of mamona
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- mamona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mamona in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Kimbundu mumono, possibly influenced by mamão (“papaya”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧mo‧na
Noun
mamona f (plural mamonas)
- castor oil plant (Ricinus communis L.)
- the seed of that plant, castor bean
References
- ^ “mamona”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
mamona f (plural mamonas)
- female equivalent of mamón (“mama's boy, mommy's darling; stupid person, dumbass, sucker”)
Adjective
mamona
Further reading
- “mamona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10