Muhme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”). More at mama.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmuːmə]
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Noun

Muhme f (genitive Muhme, plural Muhmen)

(obsolete or humorous) aunt (usually the mother's sister)

Declension

Declension of Muhme

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Muhme	die	Muhmen
genitive	einer	der	Muhme	der	Muhmen
dative	einer	der	Muhme	den	Muhmen
accusative	eine	die	Muhme	die	Muhmen

Synonyms

(neutral): Tante

Coordinate terms

Base (usually the father's sister)

Further reading

Muhme in Duden online

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