μάνα

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “grandmother”)

Noun

μάνα • (mána) f (plural μάνες)

  1. (familiar) mum, mom, ma, mama
  2. (card games) bank
  3. (backgammon) the checker on the ace- or one-point
  4. (familiar) used to refer to wife or mistress

Declension
declension of μάνα
singular plural
nominative μάνα • μάνες •
genitive μάνας • μάνων •
accusative μάνα • μάνες •
vocative μάνα • μάνες •
Plural forms: (nom, acc, voc) μανάδες is common, (gen) μανάδων is commonest

Synonyms
see: μητέρα f (mitéra, “mother”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.