μαμά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μάμμα (mámma) with one < μ > (simplification of spelling) and recessive accent as in the French maman. From the Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “mom; later: grandmother”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈma]
• Hyphenation: μα‧μά

Noun

μαμά • (mamá) f (plural μαμάδες)

1. (familiar) mom, mum, ma
2. (figuratively, slang, rare) a vehicle with unmodified factory-built equipment.

Declension

Declension of μαμά

	singular	plural
nominative	μαμά •	μαμάδες •
genitive	μαμάς •	μαμάδων •
accusative	μαμά •	μαμάδες •
vocative	μαμά •	μαμάδες •

Derived terms

• μαμάκα f (mamáka) (diminutive)

Related terms

• μαμάκιας (mamákias) (colloquial)
• μαμή f (mamí), μαμμή (mammí, “midwife”)
• μαμίσιος (mamísios, “factory-built”)
• μαμόθρεφτος (mamóthreftos)
• χαζομαμά f (chazomamá)

• see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)