μαμά
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μάμμα (mámma) with one < μ > (simplification of spelling) and recessive accent as in the French maman. From the Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “mom; later: grandmother”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maˈma]
- Hyphenation: μα‧μά
Noun
μαμά • (mamá) f (plural μαμάδες)
- (familiar) mom, mum, ma
- (figuratively, slang, rare) a vehicle with unmodified factory-built equipment.
Declension
declension of μαμά
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μαμά • | μαμάδες • |
| genitive | μαμάς • | μαμάδων • |
| accusative | μαμά • | μαμάδες • |
| vocative | μαμά • | μαμάδες • |
Derived terms
- μαμάκα f (mamáka) (diminutive)
Related terms
- μαμάκιας (mamákias) (colloquial)
- μαμή f (mamí), μαμμή (mammí, “midwife”)
- μαμίσιος (mamísios, “factory-built”)
- μαμόθρεφτος (mamóthreftos)
- χαζομαμά f (chazomamá)
- see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
References
- μαμά in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.