mummo

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === mamma, momma, mumma, mummi, mummu === Etymology === Originally childish, ultimately from Swedish mormor. Originally a widespread Eastern Finnish variant (see map). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmumːo/, [ˈmumːo̞] Rhymes: -umːo Syllabification(key): mum‧mo Hyphenation(key): mum‧mo === Noun === mummo grandmother, grandma Synonyms: see isoäiti old woman Synonyms: akka, eukko, mummeli, ämmä Coordinate terms: ukko, äijä, jäärä (old man) (colloquial) synonym of mummonmarkka (“Finnish mark”) ==== Usage notes ==== Despite the etymology, in Finnish mummu can be used of both a maternal and paternal grandmother. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “mummo”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN. === Further reading === “mummo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023