Mumu

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See also: mumu and mʉmʉ

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Mumu f (genitive Mumu, plural Mumus)

  1. (colloquial, childish) pussy, vulva, vagina

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Mumu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Mumu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Irish mythological queen Mór Muman, whose name means "great mother;" see máthir.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Mumu f (genitive Muman)

  1. Munster (a province of Ireland)
    Synonym: Cóiced Muman

Declension[edit]

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative MumuL
Vocative MumuL
Accusative MumainN
Genitive Muman
Dative MumainL, MumeL, MumuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: Mumhain
  • Manx: Mooan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Mumhain

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Great Queens: Irish Goddesses from the Morrígan to Cathleen Ní Houlihan, p. 130
  2. ^ Olmsted, Garrett. The gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans. University of Innsbruck, 1994. pp.162, 206, 270

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