מומע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”). Cognate with German Muhme, Middle English mome (“aunt, affectionate term for an older woman”), English mom (“mother”).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): [ˈmʊmə]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [ˈmiːmə]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): [ˈmimə]

Noun

מומע • (mume) f, plural מומעס (mumes)

  1. aunt
    Synonyms: (dialectal or Daytshmerish) טאַנטע (tante), (Western Yiddish) מעמעלע (memele)
  2. lady that runs a brothel, madam

Usage notes

This is one of few Yiddish nouns to inflect, optionally becoming מומען (mumen) in the dative, and מומעס (mumes) in the possessive.

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