mamu

See also: Mamu, mamú, and mámù

Basque

Noun

mamu anim

  1. ghost

Declension
Declension of mamu (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mamu mamua mamuak
ergative mamuk mamuak mamuek
dative mamuri mamuari mamuei
genitive mamuren mamuaren mamuen
comitative mamurekin mamuarekin mamuekin
causative mamurengatik mamuarengatik mamuengatik
benefactive mamurentzat mamuarentzat mamuentzat
instrumental mamuz mamuaz mamuez
inessive mamurengan mamuarengan mamuengan
locative — — —
allative mamurengana mamuarengana mamuengana
terminative mamurenganaino mamuarenganaino mamuenganaino
directive mamurenganantz mamuarenganantz mamuenganantz
destinative mamurenganako mamuarenganako mamuenganako
ablative mamurengandik mamuarengandik mamuengandik
partitive mamurik — —
prolative mamutzat — —

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened from maahanmuuttaja (“immigrant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑmu/, [ˈmɑmu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmu
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧mu

Noun

mamu

  1. (informal) immigrant

Declension
Inflection of mamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mamu mamut
genitive mamun mamujen
partitive mamua mamuja
illative mamuun mamuihin
singular plural
nominative mamu mamut
accusative nom. mamu mamut
gen. mamun
genitive mamun mamujen
partitive mamua mamuja
inessive mamussa mamuissa
elative mamusta mamuista
illative mamuun mamuihin
adessive mamulla mamuilla
ablative mamulta mamuilta
allative mamulle mamuille
essive mamuna mamuina
translative mamuksi mamuiksi
instructive — mamuin
abessive mamutta mamuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mamu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mamuni mamuni
accusative nom. mamuni mamuni
gen. mamuni
genitive mamuni mamujeni
partitive mamuani mamujani
inessive mamussani mamuissani
elative mamustani mamuistani
illative mamuuni mamuihini
adessive mamullani mamuillani
ablative mamultani mamuiltani
allative mamulleni mamuilleni
essive mamunani mamuinani
translative mamukseni mamuikseni
instructive — —
abessive mamuttani mamuittani
comitative — mamuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mamusi mamusi
accusative nom. mamusi mamusi
gen. mamusi
genitive mamusi mamujesi
partitive mamuasi mamujasi
inessive mamussasi mamuissasi
elative mamustasi mamuistasi
illative mamuusi mamuihisi
adessive mamullasi mamuillasi
ablative mamultasi mamuiltasi
allative mamullesi mamuillesi
essive mamunasi mamuinasi
translative mamuksesi mamuiksesi
instructive — —
abessive mamuttasi mamuittasi
comitative — mamuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mamumme mamumme
accusative nom. mamumme mamumme
gen. mamumme
genitive mamumme mamujemme
partitive mamuamme mamujamme
inessive mamussamme mamuissamme
elative mamustamme mamuistamme
illative mamuumme mamuihimme
adessive mamullamme mamuillamme
ablative mamultamme mamuiltamme
allative mamullemme mamuillemme
essive mamunamme mamuinamme
translative mamuksemme mamuiksemme
instructive — —
abessive mamuttamme mamuittamme
comitative — mamuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mamunne mamunne
accusative nom. mamunne mamunne
gen. mamunne
genitive mamunne mamujenne
partitive mamuanne mamujanne
inessive mamussanne mamuissanne
elative mamustanne mamuistanne
illative mamuunne mamuihinne
adessive mamullanne mamuillanne
ablative mamultanne mamuiltanne
allative mamullenne mamuillenne
essive mamunanne mamuinanne
translative mamuksenne mamuiksenne
instructive — —
abessive mamuttanne mamuittanne
comitative — mamuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mamunsa mamunsa
accusative nom. mamunsa mamunsa
gen. mamunsa
genitive mamunsa mamujensa
partitive mamuaan
mamuansa		 mamujaan
mamujansa
inessive mamussaan
mamussansa		 mamuissaan
mamuissansa
elative mamustaan
mamustansa		 mamuistaan
mamuistansa
illative mamuunsa mamuihinsa
adessive mamullaan
mamullansa		 mamuillaan
mamuillansa
ablative mamultaan
mamultansa		 mamuiltaan
mamuiltansa
allative mamulleen
mamullensa		 mamuilleen
mamuillensa
essive mamunaan
mamunansa		 mamuinaan
mamuinansa
translative mamukseen
mamuksensa		 mamuikseen
mamuiksensa
instructive — —
abessive mamuttaan
mamuttansa		 mamuittaan
mamuittansa
comitative — mamuineen
mamuinensa

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmamu/

Noun

mamu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of mama

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmamu/

Noun

mamu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of mama

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈma.mu/

Noun

mamu

  1. mother
    Synonym: mama

Usage notes

The terms mamu and mama are used for referring to a mother, whereas the term yaya is used for addressing one's mother.

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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