LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

mammō

mammō (present infinitive mammāre)
Classical[ˈmam.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmam.mo]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto suckle (a baby)

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.mammōmammābammammābō———
2nd sg.mammāsmammābāsmammābis———
3rd sg.mammatmammābatmammābit———
1st pl.mammāmusmammābāmusmammābimus———
2nd pl.mammātismammābātismammābitis———
3rd pl.mammantmammābantmammābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.mammemmammārem——
2nd sg.mammēsmammārēs——
3rd sg.mammetmammāret——
1st pl.mammēmusmammārēmus——
2nd pl.mammētismammārētis——
3rd pl.mammentmammārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.mammormammābarmammābor
2nd sg.mammāris
mammāre
mammābāris
mammābāre
mammāberis
mammābere
3rd sg.mammāturmammābāturmammābitur
1st pl.mammāmurmammābāmurmammābimur
2nd pl.mammāminīmammābāminīmammābiminī
3rd pl.mammanturmammābanturmammābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.mammermammārer
2nd sg.mammēris
mammēre
mammārēris
mammārēre
3rd sg.mammēturmammārētur
1st pl.mammēmurmammārēmur
2nd pl.mammēminīmammārēminī
3rd pl.mammenturmammārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.mammāmammāre
pres. 2nd pl.mammātemammāminī
fut. 2nd sg.mammātōmammātor
fut. 3rd sg.mammātōmammātor
fut. 2nd pl.mammātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.mammantōmammantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivemammāremammārī
present participlemammāns—
future participle—mammandus
gerundmammandī, mammandō, mammandum

mammo, āre, 1, v. n. mamma,
I. to give suck (late Lat.): vae tunc praegnantibus et mammantibus, S. S. Marc. 13, 17, ap. Aug. in Psa. 95, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mammō From mamma (“breast”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanmamar
  • Italianmammare
  • Portuguesemamarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mamar
  • Spanishmamarfrom Old Spanish mamar
  • Falamamalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mamar
  • Galicianmamarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese mamar

Quick answers

What does mammō mean in Latin?
mammō, a verb, means “to suckle (a baby)”.
What are the principal parts of mammō?
mammō, mammāre (first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce mammō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmam.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmam.mo].