mamu

See also: Mamu, mamú, and mámù

Basque

Pronunciation

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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/, [ˈmɑ̝mu]
• Rhymes: -ɑmu
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧mu

Noun

mamu (informal, possibly derogatory)

1. 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
abessive		mamutta	mamuitta
instructive		—	mamuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mamu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mamuni mamuni accusative nom. mamuni mamuni gen. mamuni genitive mamuni mamujeni partitive mamuani mamujani inessive mamussani mamuissani elative mamustani mamuistani illative mamuuni mamuihini adessive mamullani mamuillani ablative mamultani mamuiltani allative mamulleni mamuilleni essive mamunani mamuinani translative mamukseni mamuikseni abessive mamuttani mamuittani instructive — — comitative — mamuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mamusi mamusi accusative nom. mamusi mamusi gen. mamusi genitive mamusi mamujesi partitive mamuasi mamujasi inessive mamussasi mamuissasi elative mamustasi mamuistasi illative mamuusi mamuihisi adessive mamullasi mamuillasi ablative mamultasi mamuiltasi allative mamullesi mamuillesi essive mamunasi mamuinasi translative mamuksesi mamuiksesi abessive mamuttasi mamuittasi instructive — — comitative — mamuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mamumme mamumme accusative nom. mamumme mamumme gen. mamumme genitive mamumme mamujemme partitive mamuamme mamujamme inessive mamussamme mamuissamme elative mamustamme mamuistamme illative mamuumme mamuihimme adessive mamullamme mamuillamme ablative mamultamme mamuiltamme allative mamullemme mamuillemme essive mamunamme mamuinamme translative mamuksemme mamuiksemme abessive mamuttamme mamuittamme instructive — — comitative — mamuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mamunne mamunne accusative nom. mamunne mamunne gen. mamunne genitive mamunne mamujenne partitive mamuanne mamujanne inessive mamussanne mamuissanne elative mamustanne mamuistanne illative mamuunne mamuihinne adessive mamullanne mamuillanne ablative mamultanne mamuiltanne allative mamullenne mamuillenne essive mamunanne mamuinanne translative mamuksenne mamuiksenne abessive mamuttanne mamuittanne instructive — — comitative — mamuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mamunsa mamunsa accusative nom. mamunsa mamunsa gen. mamunsa genitive mamunsa mamujensa partitive mamuaan mamuansa mamujaan mamujansa inessive mamussaan mamussansa mamuissaan mamuissansa elative mamustaan mamustansa mamuistaan mamuistansa illative mamuunsa mamuihinsa adessive mamullaan mamullansa mamuillaan mamuillansa ablative mamultaan mamultansa mamuiltaan mamuiltansa allative mamulleen mamullensa mamuilleen mamuillensa essive mamunaan mamunansa mamuinaan mamuinansa translative mamukseen mamuksensa mamuikseen mamuiksensa abessive mamuttaan mamuttansa mamuittaan mamuittansa instructive — — comitative — mamuineen mamuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• mamupatja

 

Related terms

• matu

Further reading

• “mamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ammu, umma

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^[2], Pacific linguistics