Mumu

See also: mumu and mʉmʉ

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mumu f (genitive Mumu, plural Mumus)

  1. (colloquial, childish) pussy, vulva, vagina

Declension

Declension of Mumu [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mumu die Mumus
genitive einer der Mumu der Mumus
dative einer der Mumu den Mumus
accusative eine die Mumu die Mumus

Further reading

  • “Mumu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mumu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Old Irish

Etymology

From the Irish mythological queen Mór Muman, whose name means "great mother;" see máthir.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmuβ̃u]

Proper noun

Mumu f (genitive Muman)

  1. Munster (the southernmost province of Ireland)
    Synonym: Cóiced Muman

Declension

Feminine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative MumuL — —
vocative MumuL — —
accusative MumainN — —
genitive Muman — —
dative MumainL, MumeL, MumuL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • muimnech

Descendants

  • Irish: Mumhain
  • Manx: Mooan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Mumhain
  • → Middle Welsh: Mwen

Mutation

Mutation of Mumu
radical lenition nasalization
Mumu
also mMumu in h-prothesis environments		 Mumu
pronounced with /β̃-/		 Mumu
also mMumu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ The Great Queens: Irish Goddesses from the Morrígan to Cathleen Ní Houlihan, p. 130
  2. ^ Olmsted, Garrett. The gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans. University of Innsbruck, 1994. pp.162, 206, 270

Further reading

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