Muhme

aunt (usually the mother's sister)

Opposite of

Base, Vaterschwester

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmuːmə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: muome

Inherited from Old High German: muoma

Cognate with Yiddish: מומע

Cognate with Middle English: mome

Cognate with English: mom

In summary

From Middle High German muome, from Old High German *muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”). Cognate with Yiddish מומע (mume), Middle English mome (“aunt, affectionate term for an older woman”), English mom (“mother”), Russian мама (mama, “mother”).

Concepts

aunt

auntie

aunty

maternal aunt

theta

tatee

naunt

Synonyms

Tante

Base

Tantchen

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