See also: Mamma, mammà , and måmma

English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin mamma.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma (plural mammae or mammas)

( anatomy ) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. ( mammae plural: ) ( meteorology ) an accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

— see mum mum

— see mother mother

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Alternative spelling of mama; see further etymology there.

Noun [ edit ]

mamma (plural mammas)

mama Alternative spelling of mother. 1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.

Further reading [ edit ]

mamma at OneLook Dictionary Search

Alemannic German [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f

References [ edit ]

“mamma” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (plural mamma's, diminutive mammaatje n )

mama Alternative form of

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin mamma.

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (plural mamma's or mammae)

Usage notes [ edit ]

Most people will use this word as an alternative spelling of mama (“mother”).

Faroese [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (genitive singular mammu, plural mammur)

mom, mum ( colloquial word for mother ) Hvar er mamma mín? Where is my mommy? móðir

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of mamma f1 singular plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative mamma mamman mammur mammurnar accusative mammu mammuna mammur mammurnar dative mammu mammuni mammum mammunum genitive mammu mammunnar mamma mammanna

Finnish [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma

( dialectal ) mama äiti ( colloquial ) An elder, plump woman. tantta

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection of mamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) nominative mamma mammat genitive mamman mammojen partitive mammaa mammoja illative mammaan mammoihin singular plural nominative mamma mammat accusative nom. mamma mammat gen. mamman genitive mamman mammojen

mammain rare partitive mammaa mammoja inessive mammassa mammoissa elative mammasta mammoista illative mammaan mammoihin adessive mammalla mammoilla ablative mammalta mammoilta allative mammalle mammoille essive mammana mammoina translative mammaksi mammoiksi instructive — mammoin abessive mammatta mammoitta comitative — mammoineen

Possessive forms of mamma (type kala) possessor singular plural 1st person mammani mammamme 2nd person mammasi mammanne 3rd person mammansa

Compounds [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

mamma in Kielitoimiston sanakirja

Gilbertese [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma (plural mamma)

Verb [ edit ]

mamma

to suck the breast

Icelandic [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (genitive singular mömmu, nominative plural mömmur)

mom, mum (colloquial word for mother) Hvar er mamma mín? Where is my mommy? móðir

Declension [ edit ]

declension of mamma f-w1 singular plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative mamma mamman mömmur mömmurnar accusative mömmu mömmuna mömmur mömmurnar dative mömmu mömmunni mömmum mömmunum genitive mömmu mömmunnar mamma mammanna

Further reading [ edit ]

mamma in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók . 1989.

mamma in Icelandic dictionaries at islex.is

Interlingua [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma (plural mammas)

Related terms [ edit ]

Italian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin mamma.

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (plural mamme)

mom ( US ) , mommy ( US ) , mum ( UK ) , mummy ( UK ) mother type of artichoke

Synonyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

mamma in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti

Latin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (genitive mammae); first declension

( anatomy ) a breast Puero isti da mammam. Give that boy of yours your breast. ( anatomy ) an udder; a pap ( anatomy , of animals of animals ) a teat, a dug Mammam sugere. To suck on a breast. ( family ) mama (a childish name for a mother in the language of children) Cum cibum ac potionem buas papas mammam, patrem tatam bua and papa , mother mamma and father tata. Since children call food and drinkand, motherand father ( transferred meaning ) a protuberance on tree bark

Usage notes [ edit ]

This term was used especially of females, but also of males- although rarely: Mammas homo solus e maribus habet. Among male animals, man alone has breasts.

Declension [ edit ]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural Nominative mamma mammae Genitive mammae mammārum Dative mammae mammīs Accusative mammam mammās Ablative mammā mammīs Vocative mamma mammae

Derived terms [ edit ]

Descendants [ edit ]

Aromanian: mamã

→ English: mamma

English: French: maman Portuguese: mamã

Ido: mama

→ Irish: mama

Irish: Galician: mama , mámoa ( from mammula )

, Istriot: mama

Italian: mamma

Neapolitan: mamma

Portuguese: mama

Romanian: mamă

Romansch: mamma , mama mumma moma

, Sardinian: mama , mamma immamma

, Spanish: mama

References [ edit ]

Latvian [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (4th declension)

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of mamma (4th declension) singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis) nominative (nominatīvs) mamma mammas accusative (akuzatīvs) mammu mammas genitive (ģenitīvs) mammas mammu dative (datīvs) mammai mammām instrumental (instrumentālis) mammu mammām locative (lokatīvs) mammā mammās vocative (vokatīvs) mamma mammas

Further reading [ edit ]

mamma at tezaurs.lv

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma m (definite singular mammaen, indefinite plural mammaer, definite plural mammaene)

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“mamma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (definite singular mammaa, indefinite plural mammaer, definite plural mammaene)

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“mamma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Alternative forms

𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫 ( Brahmi script )

मम्म ( Devanagari script )

মম্ম ( Bengali script )

මම‍්ම ( Sinhalese script )

မမ္မ ( Burmese script )

มมฺม มัมมะ ( Thai script )

ᨾᨾ᩠ᨾ ( Tai Tham script )

ມມ຺ມ ມັມມະ ( Lao script )

មម្ម ( Khmer script )

Noun [ edit ]

mamma n

a vital spot of the body nerve center

Declension [ edit ]

Declension table of "mamma" (neuter) Case \ Number Singular Plural Nominative (first) mammaṃ mammāni Accusative (second) mammaṃ mammāni Instrumental (third) mammena mammehi or mammebhi Dative (fourth) mammassa or mammāya or mammatthaṃ mammānaṃ Ablative (fifth) mammasmā or mammamhā or mammā mammehi or mammebhi Genitive (sixth) mammassa mammānaṃ Locative (seventh) mammasmiṃ or mammamhi or mamme mammesu Vocative (calling) mamma mammāni

Romansch [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin mamma.

Noun [ edit ]

mamma f (plural mammas)

Coordinate terms [ edit ]

( with regards to gender ) : bab

( with regards to ancestry ) : figl figlia

Swedish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : [²mamːa]

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Noun [ edit ]

mamma c

mom ( US ) , mommy ( US ) , mum ( UK ) , mummy ( UK ) mor moder morsa ( slang ) pappa

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of mamma Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative mamma mamman mammor mammorna Genitive mammas mammans mammors mammornas