mëmë

See also: meme, Meme, mémé, mème, même, and me'me'

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • mamë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ma(m)mā, from Proto-Indo-European *mā̆(m)mā, *meh₂-(m)meh₂ (“mother”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “mother”) and Latin mamma (“mother”). A nursery word[1]

Noun

mëmë f (indefinite plural mëma, definite singular mëma, definite plural mëmat)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: nënë, ëmë

Declension
Declension of mëmë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative mëmë mëma mëma mëmat
accusative mëmën
dative mëme mëmave mëmës mëmavet
ablative mëmash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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