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See also:Mamma,mammà,andmåmma

English

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromLatinmamma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mamma (pluralmammaeormammas)

  1. (anatomy, pluralmammae) The milk-secreting organ of femalehumans and othermammals which includes themammary gland and thenipple orteat; abreast; anudder.
    • 1880,Herbert Spencer,The Study of Sociology, page434:
      Either sex under special stimulations is capable of manifesting powers ordinarily shown only by the other[…] Thus, to take an extreme case, themammæ of men will, under special excitation, yield milk: there are various cases of gynecomasty on record, and in famines infants whose mothers have died have been thus saved.
  2. (meteorology) Anaccessorycloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of mostcloud genera.
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Translations
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milk-secreting organ
mum—seemum
mother—seemother

Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling ofmama; see further etymology there.

Noun

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mamma (pluralmammas)

  1. Alternative spelling ofmama: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 hermamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.

Further reading

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  • “mamma”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.

Alemannic German

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Noun

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mamma f

  1. (Gressoney)mom,mama

References

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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mamma f (pluralmamma's,diminutivemammaatje n)

  1. Alternative form ofmama

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromLatinmamma.

Noun

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mamma f (pluralmamma'sormammae)

  1. mamma,breast
    Synonym:borst
Usage notes
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Most people will use this word as an alternative spelling ofmama(“mother”).

Faroese

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Noun

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mamma f (genitive singularmammu, pluralmammur)

  1. mom,mum(colloquial word formother)
    Synonym:móðir
    Hvar ermamma mín?
    Where is mymommy?

Declension

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f1singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativemammamammanmammurmammurnar
accusativemammumammunamammurmammurnar
dativemammumammunimammummammunum
genitivemammumammunnarmammamammanna

Finnish

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Etymology

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FromSwedishmamma.

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Noun

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mamma

  1. (dialectal, childish)mama,mother(chiefly Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)
    Synonym:äiti
  2. (dialectal, childish)grandma,grandmother(chiefly Southwest Finnish, Satakunta, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)
    Synonym:isoäiti
  3. (colloquial) An elder,plump woman.
    Synonym:tantta

Declension

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Inflection ofmamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominativemammamammat
genitivemammanmammojen
partitivemammaamammoja
illativemammaanmammoihin
singularplural
nominativemammamammat
accusativenom.mammamammat
gen.mamman
genitivemammanmammojen
mammainrare
partitivemammaamammoja
inessivemammassamammoissa
elativemammastamammoista
illativemammaanmammoihin
adessivemammallamammoilla
ablativemammaltamammoilta
allativemammallemammoille
essivemammanamammoina
translativemammaksimammoiksi
abessivemammattamammoitta
instructive—mammoin
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms ofmamma(Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativemammanimammani
accusativenom.mammanimammani
gen.mammani
genitivemammanimammojeni
mammainirare
partitivemammaanimammojani
inessivemammassanimammoissani
elativemammastanimammoistani
illativemammaanimammoihini
adessivemammallanimammoillani
ablativemammaltanimammoiltani
allativemammallenimammoilleni
essivemammananimammoinani
translativemammaksenimammoikseni
abessivemammattanimammoittani
instructive——
comitative—mammoineni
second-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativemammasimammasi
accusativenom.mammasimammasi
gen.mammasi
genitivemammasimammojesi
mammaisirare
partitivemammaasimammojasi
inessivemammassasimammoissasi
elativemammastasimammoistasi
illativemammaasimammoihisi
adessivemammallasimammoillasi
ablativemammaltasimammoiltasi
allativemammallesimammoillesi
essivemammanasimammoinasi
translativemammaksesimammoiksesi
abessivemammattasimammoittasi
instructive——
comitative—mammoinesi

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Further reading

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Gilbertese

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Noun

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mamma (pluralmamma)

  1. mammary gland
  2. mummy;mom;mum

Verb

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mamma

  1. tosuck thebreast

Icelandic

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mamma f (genitive singularmömmu,nominative pluralmömmur)

  1. mom,mum (colloquial word formother)
    Synonym:móðir
    Hvar ermamma mín?
    Where is mymommy?

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Declension ofmamma (feminine)
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativemammamammanmömmurmömmurnar
accusativemömmumömmunamömmurmömmurnar
dativemömmumömmunnimömmummömmunum
genitivemömmumömmunnarmammamammanna

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Interlingua

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Noun

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mamma (pluralmammas)

  1. mamma

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Italian

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Etymology

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FromLatinmamma.

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Noun

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mamma f (pluralmamme)

  1. mom(US),mommy(US),mum(UK),mummy(UK)
  2. mother
  3. type ofartichoke

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Further reading

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  • mamma inDizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

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Etymology

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    Uncertain. Either a native childish term ofonomatopoeic origin, or borrowed fromAncient Greekμάμμη(mámmē).

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    Noun

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    mamma f (genitivemammae);first declension

    1. (anatomy)breast
      Puero isti damammam.
      Give that boy of yours yourbreast [i.e. suckle him].
    2. (anatomy)udder;pap
    3. (anatomy, of animals)teat,dug
      mammam sugere ―to suck on abreast
    4. (childish)mama(mother)
      Cum cibum ac potionembuas acpapas vocent, matremmammam, patremtatam.
      Since children call food and drinkbua andpapa, mothermamma and fathertata.
    5. (by extension) aprotuberance ontree bark

    Usage notes

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

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singularplural
    nominativemammamammae
    genitivemammaemammārum
    dativemammaemammīs
    accusativemammammammās
    ablativemammāmammīs
    vocativemammamammae

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    References

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    • “mamma”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “mamma”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "mamma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • mamma inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “mamma”, inWilliam Smith, editor (1854, 1857),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

    Latvian

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    Noun

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    mamma f (4th declension)

    1. mum
    2. mother

    Declension

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    Declension ofmamma (4th declension)
    singularplural
    nominativemammamammas
    genitivemammasmammu
    dativemammaimammām
    accusativemammumammas
    instrumentalmammumammām
    locativemammāmammās
    vocativemammamammas

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mama/,[ˈmɑ̂mːa]

    Noun

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    mamma m (definite singularmammaen,indefinite pluralmammaer,definite pluralmammaene)

    1. mother
      Synonym:mor

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    mamma f (definite singularmammaa,indefinite pluralmammaer,definite pluralmammaene)

    1. mother
      Synonym:mor

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    Noun

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    mamma n

    1. a vital spot of the body
    2. nerve center

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    Declension table of "mamma" (neuter)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)mammaṃmammāni
    Accusative (second)mammaṃmammāni
    Instrumental (third)mammenamammehiormammebhi
    Dative (fourth)mammassaormammāyaormammatthaṃmammānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)mammasmāormammamhāormammāmammehiormammebhi
    Genitive (sixth)mammassamammānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)mammasmiṃormammamhiormammemammesu
    Vocative (calling)mammamammāni

    Portuguese

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    Etymology 1

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    Noun

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    mamma f (pluralmammas)

    1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) ofmama.

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    Verb

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    mamma

    1. inflection ofmammar:
      1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
      2. second-personsingularimperative

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    Alternative forms

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    FromLatinmamma.

    Noun

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    mamma f (pluralmammas)

    1. mother

    Coordinate terms

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    • (with regards to gender):bab
    • (with regards to ancestry):figl,figlia

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    Uncertain. Either a native childish term ofonomatopoeic origin, or borrowed fromAncient Greekμάμμη(mámmē).

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    Noun

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    mamma c

    1. mom(US),mommy(US),mama(US),mum(UK),mummy(UK)
      Synonyms:mor,moder,(slang)morsa,(definite, colloquial)mamsen
      Antonym:pappa
      Han älskar sinmamma.
      He loves hismom.

    Usage notes

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    The most common and neutral word for mother.

    Declension

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    Declension ofmamma
    nominativegenitive
    singularindefinitemammamammas
    definitemammanmammans
    pluralindefinitemammormammors
    definitemammornamammornas

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