mëma

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɜ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɜma
  • Syllabification: më‧ma

Noun

mëma f (diminutive mamùla or mamùsza or mamùszka, related adjective mëmin)

  1. mom, mother

Declension

Declension of mëma
singular plural
nominative mëma mëmë
genitive mëmë mëmów
dative mëmie mëmóm
accusative mëmã mëmë
instrumental mëmą mëmama
locative mëmie mëmach
vocative mëma mëmë

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives
  • mamczin
  • mëmczin
verbs
  • mamczëc impf

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “mama”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mama”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • mëma”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022