мама
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ма́ма • (máma) f pers (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам)
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ма́ма máma |
ма́мы mámy |
| genitive | ма́мы mámy |
мам mam |
| dative | ма́ме mámje |
ма́мам mámam |
| accusative | ма́му mámu |
мам mam |
| instrumental | ма́май, ма́маю mámaj, mámaju |
ма́мамі mámami |
| locative | ма́ме mámje |
ма́мах mámax |
| count form | — | ма́мы1 mámy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ма́ма • (máma) f
Declension edit
References edit
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
мама • (mama) f (relational adjective мамин, diminutive маме or мамица or мамичка or мамиче)
Declension edit
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | мама |
| definite unspecified | — |
| definite proximal | — |
| definite distal | — |
| vocative | мамо |
Old Ruthenian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
мама • (mama) f
Related terms edit
- ма́мка f (mámka)
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ма́ма • (máma) f anim or f inan (genitive ма́мы, nominative plural ма́мы, genitive plural мам, diminutive ма́мочка or ма́менька)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- ма́мин (mámin)
Descendants edit
- → Ingrian: mama
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ма̏ма f (Latin spelling mȁma)
Declension edit
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ма́ма • (máma) f pers (genitive ма́ми, nominative plural ма́ми or мами́, genitive plural мам or мамі́в)
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ма́ма máma |
ма́ми, мами́ mámy, mamý |
| genitive | ма́ми mámy |
мам, мамі́в mam, mamív |
| dative | ма́мі mámi |
ма́мам, мама́м mámam, mamám |
| accusative | ма́му mámu |
мам, мамі́в mam, mamív |
| instrumental | ма́мою mámoju |
ма́мами mámamy |
| locative | ма́мі mámi |
ма́мах, мама́х mámax, mamáx |
| vocative | ма́мо mámo |
ма́ми, мами́ mámy, mamý |
References edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мама”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “мама”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)