מאַמע
Yiddish
Pronunciation
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Noun
מאַמע • (mame) f, plural מאַמעס (mames), diminutive מאַמעלע (mamele)
Usage notes
This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming מאַמען (mamen) in the dative.
Synonyms
- (mother): מוטער (muter)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- מאַמעלע (mamele), מאַמינקע (maminke), מאַמעשי (mameshi), מאַמעניו (mamenyu)
- מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn)
- מאַמען (mamen)
- טאַטע־מאַמע (tate-mame)