mamă

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mamă f

1. mother

See also

• tată

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mamma. Compare Aromanian mamã, Romansch mamma, mumma, Sardinian mama, mamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.mə/

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Noun

mamă f (plural mame)

1. mum, mom, mother

   Synonyms: maică, mămică

   Aceasta e mama mea.

   This is my mom.

2. (familiar) A term of address used by a mother for her children; dear

   Coordinate term: tată

   Lauro mamă, unde e fratele tău?

   Laura dear, where is your brother?

3. (familiar) A term of address used between family members or close friends

   Ce faci mamă?

   What are you doing dear?

4. A term of respectful address used for an older lady

   Mă bucur să te văd, mama Mărioară.

   I'm glad to see you, auntie Mărioară.

Declension

Declension of mamă

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mamă	mama		mame	mamele
genitive-dative	mame	mamei		mame	mamelor
vocative	mamă, mamo			mamelor

Derived terms

nouns

• mamaie
• mămică

Related terms

nouns

• îmă
• mă-sa
• mă-ta
• mumă
• mumâni

See also

• tată
• fiu
• fiică

Interjection

mamă

1. (colloquial) dang, damn, wow (expressing surprise).

   Mamă, n-ar fi trebuit să faci asta.

   Damn, you shouldn't have done this.

Further reading

• “mamă”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025