мамона
Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
- мамонь (mamonĭ)
Etymology
From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn).
Noun
мамона (mamona) f
- monkey
- Synonym: обезьꙗна (obezĭjana)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мамона (mamona, “monkey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐˈmonə]
Noun
мамо́на • (mamóna) f inan (genitive мамо́ны, nominative plural мамо́ны, genitive plural мамо́н)
Declension
Declension of мамо́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of мамо́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мамона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress