מומע
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”). Cognate with German Muhme, Middle English mome (“aunt, affectionate term for an older woman”), English mom (“mother”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editמומע • (mume) f, plural מומעס (mumes)
Usage notes
editThis is one of few Yiddish nouns to inflect, optionally becoming מומען (mumen) in the dative, and מומעס (mumes) in the possessive.
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish feminine nouns