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μάμμη

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See also: μαμμή

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Back formed from the onomatopoeic baby-talk μᾰ́μμᾰ (mắmmă).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μᾰ́μμη (mắmmēf (genitive μᾰ́μμης); first declension

  1. mamma, mammy
  2. mother's breast
  3. (later) grandmother
    Synonym: τήθη (tḗthē)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek:
    • Greek: μάμμη (mámmi, grandmother)
    • Romani: mami (grandmother)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μάμμη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 899

Further reading

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Greek

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Noun

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μάμμη (mámmif (plural μάμμες)

  1. (dialect) grandmother

Declension

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Declension of μάμμη
singular plural
nominative μάμμη (mámmi) μάμμες (mámmes)
genitive μάμμης (mámmis) -
accusative μάμμη (mámmi) μάμμες (mámmes)
vocative μάμμη (mámmi) μάμμες (mámmes)

Synonyms

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