mummie
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch mummie, from Middle French mommie, from Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mummie (plural mummies)
- A mummy (extensively preserved corpse).
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- mommie (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French mommie, from Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mummie f (plural mummies, diminutive mummietje n)
- A mummy (extensively preserved corpse).
- Ken jij de mop van de mummie?
- Do you know the joke about the mummy?
Italian edit
Noun edit
mummie f