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μανούλα
mommy /maˈnula/
nounB1#1947 most common
Also: mom (affectionate), dear mother
Example sentences
Η μανούλα μου με αγαπάει.
My mommy loves me.
Η μανούλα μαγειρεύει φαγητό για όλους.
Mommy cooks food for everyone.
Πήγα βόλτα με τη μανούλα μου το απόγευμα.
I went for a walk with my mommy in the afternoon.
Το παιδί φώναξε «μανούλα!» όταν έπεσε.
The child shouted 'Mommy!' when he fell.
Οι μανούλες περίμεναν έξω από το σχολείο να παραλάβουν τα παιδιά τους.
The moms waited outside the school to pick up their children.
Παρόλο που είναι πια ενήλικη, ακόμα αποκαλεί τη μητέρα της «μανούλα» με τρυφερότητα.
Even though she is an adult now, she still calls her mother 'mommy' with tenderness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η μανούλα | οι μανούλες |
| Genitive | της μανούλας | των μανούλων |
| Accusative | τη μανούλα | τις μανούλες |
| Vocative | μανούλα | μανούλες |
Word family
μάναmom, motherμαμάmom
μανούλιlittle mom (less common variant)
μανάριdarling, my dear (term of endearment)
Etymology
Μανούλα is built from μάνα, the everyday Greek word for mother, plus the diminutive suffix -ούλα, which adds warmth and smallness. Μάνα itself is a nursery-style word, part of a pattern of simple mama-like syllables that many unrelated languages use for mothers because they match a baby's earliest sounds. Greek attaches diminutive endings like -ούλα constantly in family speech, turning plain nouns into terms of affection.
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