mëmë

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

Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[1]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. mother
    Synonyms: nënë, ëmë

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 260