mamu
Basque
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
mamu anim
Declension
| 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/, [ˈmɑ̝mu]
- Rhymes: -ɑmu
- Syllabification(key): ma‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): ma‧mu
Noun
mamu (informal, possibly derogatory)
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 | |
| abessive | mamutta | mamuitta | |
| instructive | — | mamuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
Further reading
- “mamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Gagauz
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare Romanian mamă.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑˈmu/
- Hyphenation: ma‧mu
Noun
mamu (definite accusative mamuyu, plural mamular, diminutive mamucuk)
Declension
| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | mamu | mamular |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | mamuyu | mamuları |
| dative (yönelme) | mamuya | mamulara |
| locative (bulunma) | mamuda | mamularda |
| ablative (çıkma) | mamudan | mamulardan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | mamunun | mamuların |
Further reading
- Ciachir, Mihail (1938) “mamu”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 71
- Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “mamu”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 114
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “маму”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 325
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
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[2], Pacific linguistics