mamma

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Usage notes 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 3.1.2 Synonyms 4 Gilbertese 4.1 Noun 4.2 Verb 5 Icelandic 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Synonyms 6 Italian 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Derived terms 7 Latin 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Usage notes 7.2.2 Derived terms 8 Norwegian 8.1 Noun 8.1.1 Synonyms 8.2 See also 9 Swedish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 9.2.1 Antonyms 9.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin mamma.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæmə/
• Rhymes: -æmə

[edit] Noun

mamma (plural mammae or mammas)

1. (anatomy) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. Plural: mammae
2. Another term for mama or mother. Plural: mammas

[edit] Derived terms

mammal mammalgia mammaplasty mammary mammate mammatroph mammectomy mammiform

mammilla mammiplasia mammitis mammoplasia mammogen mammogenesis mammogram mammography

mammose mammosomatotrope mammosomatotroph mammotomy mammotroph mammotropic mammotrophic mammotropin

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

mamma f. (plural mamma's, mammae)

1. mamma, breast

[edit] Synonyms

• borst

[edit] Usage notes

Most people will use this word as an alternative spelling of mama (mother, mama, mamma) but this is not true, according to Van Dale.

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

mamma

1. (dialectal) mama
2. (colloquial) An elder, plump woman.

[edit] Declension

Declension of mamma (type kala) singular plural nominative mamma mammat genitive mamman mammojen mammain1 partitive mammaa mammoja accusative mamma mamman mammat inessive mammassa mammoissa elative mammasta mammoista illative mammaan mammoihin adessive mammalla mammoilla ablative mammalta mammoilta allative mammalle mammoille essive mammana mammoina translative mammaksi mammoiksi instructive – mammoin abessive mammatta mammoitta comitative – mammoineen 1) Rare.

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• (mama): äiti
• (elder, plump woman): tantta

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[edit] Gilbertese

[edit] Noun

mamma (plural mamma)

1. mammary gland.
2. mummy (UK)

[edit] Verb

mamma

1. suck the breast.

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[edit] Icelandic

Declension of mamma
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	mamma	mamman	mömmur	mömmurnar
accusative	mömmu	mömmuna	mömmur	mömmurnar
dative	mömmu	mömmunni	mömmum	mömmunum
genitive	mömmu	mömmunnar	mamma	mammanna
Other words with the same declension

[edit] Noun

mamma f.

1. mom, mum (colloquial word for mother)

   Hvar er mamma mín?

   Where is my mommy?

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• (mother): móðir

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

mamma f. (plural mamme)

1. mom (US), mommy (US), mum (UK), mummy (UK)

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• mamma mia

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Noun

mamma f. (genitive mammae)

1. (anatomy) a breast

   Puero isti date mammam.

   Let the boy suck on the breast.

2. (anatomy) an udder; a pap
3. (anatomy, of animals) a teat,a dug

   Mammam sugere.

   To suck on a breasts.

4. (family) a childish name for a mother; in the language of children

   Cum cibum ac potionem buas ac papas vocent, matrem mammam, patrem tatam.

   Since children call food and drink bua and papa, mother mamma and father tata.

5. (transferred meaning) a protuberance on tree bark

[edit] Usage notes

• This term was used especially of females, but also of males- although rarely:

  Mammas homo solus e maribus habet.

[edit] Derived terms

• mammam dare (with the dative; to give someone the breast, to suckle someone)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

mamma m. (definite singular mammaen; indefinite plural mammaer; definite plural mammaene)

1. mother

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• mor

[edit] See also

• far, pappa
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ˈmamː.a]

[edit] Noun

Inflection for mamma	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mamma	mamman	mammor	mammorna
Genitive	mammas	mammans	mammors	mammornas

mamma c.

1. mom (US), mommy (US), mum (UK), mummy (UK)

[edit] Antonyms

• pappa

[edit] Synonyms

• mor
• moder (dated)
• morsa (slang)