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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mamă	mama		mame	mamele
genitive-dative	mame	mamei		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)