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 — mamuineen
Possessive forms of mamu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person mamuni mamumme
2nd person mamusi mamunne
3rd person mamunsa

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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