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μάνα

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, grandmother).

Noun

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μάνα (mánaf (plural μάνες)

  1. (familiar) mum, mom, ma, mama
  2. (card games) bank
  3. (backgammon) the checker on the ace- or one-point
  4. (familiar) used to refer to wife or mistress

Declension

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Declension of μάνα
singular plural
nominative μάνα (mána) μάνες (mánes)
genitive μάνας (mánas) μάνων (mánon)
accusative μάνα (mána) μάνες (mánes)
vocative μάνα (mána) μάνες (mánes)

Plural forms: (nom, acc, voc) μανάδες is common, (gen) μανάδων is commonest

Synonyms

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see: μητέρα f (mitéra, mother)