mamm

See also: Mamm and mamm-

English

Noun

mamm (plural mamms)

  1. Alternative form of mam (“breast”).

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmãmː/

Noun

mamm f (plural mammoù)

  1. mother
  2. female (animal)
  3. womb

Inflection

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Mutation of mamm
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular mamm vamm unchanged unchanged
plural mammoù vammoù unchanged unchanged

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) mabm

Etymology

From Middle Cornish mam, from Old Cornish mam, from Proto-Brythonic *mamm, from Proto-Celtic *mammā. Cognate with Breton mamm, Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, Manx mimmey, and Welsh mam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam/

Noun

mamm f (plural mammow)

  1. mother
    Synonym: dama

Coordinate terms

family members: teyluedit

Derived terms

  • mamm guv (“great-grandmother”)
  • mamm vesydh (“godmother”)
  • mamm wynn (“grandmother”)
  • mammel (“maternal, motherly”)
  • mammeth (“foster mother”)
  • mammfurv (“original version”)
  • mammik (“mum”)
  • mammrewl (“matriarchy”)
  • mammskrif (“original text”)
  • mammvro (“motherland”)
  • mammyeth (“mother tongue”)
  • mamoleth (“motherhood, maternity”)

Mutation

Mutation of mamm
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
mamm vamm unchanged unchanged famm vamm

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

Manx

Etymology

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Noun

mamm f (genitive singular mamm, plural mammyn)

  1. (pathology) blister

Mutation

Mutation of mamm
radical lenition eclipsis
mamm vamm unchanged

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

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