mumia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā), from موم (mōm, mūm, “wax”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.mi.a/, [ˈmuːmiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.mi.a/, [ˈmuːmiä]
Noun edit
mūmia f (genitive mūmiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) mummy (embalmed corpse)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mūmia | mūmiae |
Genitive | mūmiae | mūmiārum |
Dative | mūmiae | mūmiīs |
Accusative | mūmiam | mūmiās |
Ablative | mūmiā | mūmiīs |
Vocative | mūmia | mūmiae |
References edit
- mumia 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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin mummia, mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mumia f
- mummy (embalmed corpse)
- (colloquial) scrag (thin or scrawny person or animal)
Declension edit
Declension of mumia
Derived terms edit
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