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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

ма́ма

noun, female, animate
very often used word (#295)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

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mom

Also: mama, mommy, mummy

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Переда́й от меня приве́т свое́й ма́ме. Say hello to your mum for me.
Ма́ма сши́ла мне бе́лое пла́тье. My mother made me a white dress.
Мой па́па лю́бит мою ма́му. My father loves my mother.
На про́шлой неде́ле моя́ ма́ма заболе́ла гри́ппом. Last week my mother came down with the flu.
Споко́йной но́чи, ма́ма. Goodnight, Mother.
Ма́ма, можно я попла́ваю? Can I go swimming, Mother?
Она мне не ма́ма, а ста́ршая сестра́. She is not my mother but my oldest sister.
Где ма́ма? Where's my mom?
Ма́ма пригото́вила нам обе́д. Mother prepared us lunch.
Ма́ма собира́ется приня́ть ва́нну. Mom is about to enter the bath.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	ма́ма	ма́мы
gen. genitive	ма́мы	ма́м
dat. dative	ма́ме	ма́мам
acc. accusative	ма́му	ма́мы
inst. instrumental	ма́мой ма́мою	ма́мами
prep. prepositional	ма́ме	ма́мах