mamă

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mamă f

1. mother

See also

• tată

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. mother

   Aceasta e mama mea.

   This is my mother.

2. A term of address used by a mother for her children.

   Lauro mamă, unde e fratele tău?

   Laura dear, where is your brother?

3. A term of respectful address used for an old lady, particularly a close friend or family member

   Mă bucur să te văd, mama Mărioară.

   I'm glad to see you, auntie Mărioară.

Declension

Declension of mamă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) mamă	mama	(niște) mame	mamele
genitive/dative	(unei) mame	mamei	(unor) mame	mamelor
vocative	mamă, mamo		mamelor

Synonyms

• maică

Derived terms

• mamaie
• mămică
• mă-ta, mă-sa, mă-sii

Related terms

• mumă
• îmă
• mumâni

See also

• maică
• tată
• fiu
• fiică

Interjection

mamă

1. dang, damn, wow (expressing surprise).

   Mamă, n-ar fi trebuit să faci asta.

   Damn, you shouldn't have done this.

Further reading

• mamă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)