mammà

See also: Mamma, mamma, and måmma

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maman (“mom; mum”).[1] Alternatively, modelled after papà (“dad”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mamˈma/*[2]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: mam‧mà

Noun

mammà f

  1. southern Italian form of mamma[1]

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used as vocative, or in other contexts in which mamma can be used without articles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 mammà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ mamma in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • mammà in Treccani.it – Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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