Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōmǭ
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-meh₂-, reduplication of a base *méh₂- (“mama, mother”). Cognate with Latin mamma (“mother, mama, nurse”), Lithuanian mãma, momà (“mother”), Latvian mãma (“mother”), Old Irish muimme (“foster mother”), Irish mam (“mother”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*mōmǭ f
Inflection
[edit]| ōn-stemDeclension of *mōmǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mōmǭ | *mōmōniz | |
| vocative | *mōmǭ | *mōmōniz | |
| accusative | *mōmōnų | *mōmōnunz | |
| genitive | *mōmōniz | *mōmōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mōmōni | *mōmōmaz | |
| instrumental | *mōmōnē | *mōmōmiz | |