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mëmë

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

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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[2]

Noun

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

  1. mother
    Synonyms: nënë, ëmë

Declension

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

References

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  1. ^ Mann, S. E. (1948) “mâmë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 261b
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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