mamar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məˈma/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /maˈmaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

mamar (first-person singular present mamo, past participle mamat)

1. to suckle

Conjugation

Conjugation of mamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			mamar
present participle			mamant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mamat		mamada
		plural		mamats		mamades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mamo	mames	mama	mamem	mameu	mamen
	imperfect	mamava	mamaves	mamava	mamàvem	mamàveu	mamaven
	future	mamaré	mamaràs	mamarà	mamarem	mamareu	mamaran
	preterite	mamí	mamares	mamà	mamàrem	mamàreu	mamaren
	conditional	mamaria	mamaries	mamaria	mamaríem	mamaríeu	mamarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mami	mamis	mami	mamem	mameu	mamin
	imperfect	mamés	mamessis	mamés	maméssim	maméssiu	mamessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	mama	mami	mamem	mameu	mamin

Further reading

• “mamar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Verb

mamar (first-person singular present mamo, first-person singular preterite mamei, past participle mamado)

1. to suckle
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of mamar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of mamar

Conjugation

Conjugation of mamar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	mamar
personal	mamar	mamares	mamar	mamarmos	mamardes	mamaren
Gerund
	mamando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	mamado			mamados
feminine	mamada			mamadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	mamo	mamas	mama	mamamos	mamades	maman
imperfect	mamaba	mamabas	mamaba	mamabamos	mamabades	mamaban
preterite	mamei	mamaches	mamou	mamamos	mamastes	mamaron
pluperfect	mamara	mamaras	mamara	mamaramos	mamarades	mamaran
future	mamarei	mamarás	mamará	mamaremos	mamaredes	mamarán
conditional	mamaría	mamarías	mamaría	mamariamos	mamariades	mamarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	mame	mames	mame	mamemos	mamedes	mamen
preterite	mamase	mamases	mamase	mamásemos	mamásedes	mamasen
future	mamar	mamares	mamar	mamarmos	mamardes	mamaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	mama	mame	mamemos	mamade	mamen
negative	–	mames	mame	mamemos	mamedes	mamen

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mammāre, from mamma (“breast”).

Verb

mamar (first-person singular present mamo, first-person singular preterite mamei, past participle mamado)

1. to suckle
2. (slang, vulgar) to perform oral sex, especially fellatio
3. inflection of mamar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mamar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mamar
Personal	mamar	mamares	mamar	mamarmos	mamardes	mamarem
Gerund
	mamando
Past participle
Masculine	mamado			mamados
Feminine	mamada			mamadas
Indicative
Present	mamo	mamas	mama	mamamos	mamais	mamam
Imperfect	mamava	mamavas	mamava	mamávamos	mamáveis	mamavam
Preterite	mamei	mamaste	mamou	mamamos1, mamámos2	mamastes	mamaram
Pluperfect	mamara	mamaras	mamara	mamáramos	mamáreis	mamaram
Future	mamarei	mamarás	mamará	mamaremos	mamareis	mamarão
Conditional
	mamaria	mamarias	mamaria	mamaríamos	mamaríeis	mamariam
Subjunctive
Present	mame	mames	mame	mamemos	mameis	mamem
Imperfect	mamasse	mamasses	mamasse	mamássemos	mamásseis	mamassem
Future	mamar	mamares	mamar	mamarmos	mamardes	mamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mama	mame	mamemos	mamai	mamem
Negative (não)		não mames	não mame	não mamemos	não mameis	não mamem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French mammaire.

Adjective

mamar m or n (feminine singular mamară, masculine plural mamari, feminine and neuter plural mamare)

1. mammary

Declension

Declension of mamar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	mamar		mamară	mamari	mamare
	definite	mamarul		mamara	mamarii	mamarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	mamar		mamare	mamari	mamare
	definite	mamarului		mamarei	mamarilor	mamarelor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mammāre, from mamma (“breast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈmaɾ/ [maˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ma‧mar

Verb

mamar (first-person singular present mamo, first-person singular preterite mamé, past participle mamado)

1. to suckle
2. to suck
3. to blow (give a blowjob)
4. (colloquial) pocket (illegally)
5. to bullshit or fuck around

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			mamar
gerund			mamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mamado		mamada
		plural		mamados		mamadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mamo	mamastú mamásvos	mama	mamamos	mamáis	maman
	imperfect	mamaba	mamabas	mamaba	mamábamos	mamabais	mamaban
	preterite	mamé	mamaste	mamó	mamamos	mamasteis	mamaron
	future	mamaré	mamarás	mamará	mamaremos	mamaréis	mamarán
	conditional	mamaría	mamarías	mamaría	mamaríamos	mamaríais	mamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mame	mamestú mamésvos2	mame	mamemos	maméis	mamen
	imperfect (ra)	mamara	mamaras	mamara	mamáramos	mamarais	mamaran
	imperfect (se)	mamase	mamases	mamase	mamásemos	mamaseis	mamasen
	future1	mamare	mamares	mamare	mamáremos	mamareis	mamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mamatú mamávos	mame	mamemos	mamad	mamen
	negative		no mames	no mame	no mamemos	no maméis	no mamen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of mamar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive mamar
	dative	mamarme	mamarte	mamarle, mamarse	mamarnos	mamaros	mamarles, mamarse
	accusative	mamarme	mamarte	mamarlo, mamarla, mamarse	mamarnos	mamaros	mamarlos, mamarlas, mamarse
with gerund mamando
	dative	mamándome	mamándote	mamándole, mamándose	mamándonos	mamándoos	mamándoles, mamándose
	accusative	mamándome	mamándote	mamándolo, mamándola, mamándose	mamándonos	mamándoos	mamándolos, mamándolas, mamándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mama
	dative	mámame	mámate	mámale	mámanos	not used	mámales
	accusative	mámame	mámate	mámalo, mámala	mámanos	not used	mámalos, mámalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative mamá
	dative	mamame	mamate	mamale	mamanos	not used	mamales
	accusative	mamame	mamate	mamalo, mamala	mamanos	not used	mamalos, mamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mame
	dative	mámeme	not used	mámele, mámese	mámenos	not used	mámeles
	accusative	mámeme	not used	mámelo, mámela, mámese	mámenos	not used	mámelos, mámelas
with first-person plural imperative mamemos
	dative	not used	mamémoste	mamémosle	mamémonos	mamémoos	mamémosles
	accusative	not used	mamémoste	mamémoslo, mamémosla	mamémonos	mamémoos	mamémoslos, mamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mamad
	dative	mamadme	not used	mamadle	mamadnos	mamaos	mamadles
	accusative	mamadme	not used	mamadlo, mamadla	mamadnos	mamaos	mamadlos, mamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative mamen
	dative	mámenme	not used	mámenle	mámennos	not used	mámenles, mámense
	accusative	mámenme	not used	mámenlo, mámenla	mámennos	not used	mámenlos, mámenlas, mámense

Derived terms

• no mames
• quien no llora, no mama

 

Related terms

• amamantar
• desmamar
• mama
• mamada
• mamadera
• mamantear
• mamífero
• mamón
• no mames

 

Further reading

• “mamar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014