mamă

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mamă f

  1. mother

See also

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
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Interjection

mamă

  1. (colloquial) dang, damn, wow (expressing surprise).
    Mamă, n-ar fi trebuit să faci asta.
    Damn, you shouldn't have done this.

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