mamu
See also: Mamu, mamú, and mámù
Basque
Noun
mamu anim
- ghost
Declension
| Declension of mamu (animate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | mamu | mamua | mamuak |
| ergative | mamuk | mamuak | mamuek |
| dative | mamuri | mamuari | mamuei |
| genitive | mamuren | mamuaren | mamuen |
| comitative | mamurekin | mamuarekin | mamuekin |
| causative | mamurengatik | mamuarengatik | mamuengatik |
| benefactive | mamurentzat | mamuarentzat | mamuentzat |
| instrumental | mamuz | mamuaz | mamuez |
| inessive | mamurengan | mamuarengan | mamuengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | mamurengana | mamuarengana | mamuengana |
| terminative | mamurenganaino | mamuarenganaino | mamuenganaino |
| directive | mamurenganantz | mamuarenganantz | mamuenganantz |
| destinative | mamurenganako | mamuarenganako | mamuenganako |
| ablative | mamurengandik | mamuarengandik | mamuengandik |
| partitive | mamurik | — | — |
| prolative | mamutzat | — | — |
Finnish
Etymology
Shortened from maahanmuuttaja (“immigrant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑmu/, [ˈmɑmu]
- Rhymes: -ɑmu
- Syllabification(key): ma‧mu
Noun
mamu
- (informal) immigrant
Declension
| Inflection of mamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mamu | mamut | |
| genitive | mamun | mamujen | |
| partitive | mamua | mamuja | |
| illative | mamuun | mamuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mamu | mamut | |
| accusative | nom. | mamu | mamut |
| gen. | mamun | ||
| genitive | mamun | mamujen | |
| partitive | mamua | mamuja | |
| inessive | mamussa | mamuissa | |
| elative | mamusta | mamuista | |
| illative | mamuun | mamuihin | |
| adessive | mamulla | mamuilla | |
| ablative | mamulta | mamuilta | |
| allative | mamulle | mamuille | |
| essive | mamuna | mamuina | |
| translative | mamuksi | mamuiksi | |
| instructive | — | mamuin | |
| abessive | mamutta | mamuitta | |
| comitative | — | mamuineen | |
| Possessive forms of mamu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mamuni | mamumme |
| 2nd person | mamusi | mamunne |
| 3rd person | mamunsa | |
Related terms
- matu
Anagrams
- ammu, umma
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmamu/
Noun
mamu
- accusative/instrumental singular of mama
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmamu/
Noun
mamu
- accusative/instrumental singular of mama
West Makian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈma.mu/
Noun
mamu
- mother
- Synonym: mama
Usage notes
The terms mamu and mama are used for referring to a mother, whereas the term yaya is used for addressing one's mother.
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics