мама

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Belarusian

Alternative forms

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): [ˈmama]
  • (file)

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmamɐ]

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmama]
  • (file)

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).[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian ма́ма (máma).

Noun

мама • (mama) f

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

Descendants

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

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mama”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 183
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “мама”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 375
  3. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “ма́ма”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmamə]
  • (file)

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

Descendants

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmamɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. mama, mummy, mom, ma

Declension

References

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