See also: mumią, múmia, múmía, and mümia

Latin

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā), from موم (mōm, mūm, wax).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mūmia f (genitive mūmiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) mummy (embalmed corpse)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mūmia mūmiae
Genitive mūmiae mūmiārum
Dative mūmiae mūmiīs
Accusative mūmiam mūmiās
Ablative mūmiā mūmiīs
Vocative mūmia mūmiae

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin mummia, mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Classical Persian مومیا (mōmiyā, mūmiyā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.mja/
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  • Rhymes: -umja
  • Syllabification: mu‧mia

Noun

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mumia f

  1. mummy (embalmed corpse)
  2. (colloquial) scrag (thin or scrawny person or animal)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • mumia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mumia in Polish dictionaries at PWN