Is it der, die or das Mamma? – die Mamma, plural die Mammae

Why is it die Mamma?

Mamma ends in -ma, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 75% of -ma nouns take das, 20% take die, and 5% take der. So learn it with its article: die Mamma.

Which endings you can rely on

Sense 1

die

Meaning

[1] Medicine, technical language: Organ of milk production in mammals

[1] Medizin, fachsprachlich: Organ der Milchproduktion bei Säugetieren

Examples

[1] The mamma is typical of mammals, such as humans, the cow or the giraffe
[1] Die Mamma ist für Säugetiere, wie den Menschen, die Kuh oder die Giraffe typisch.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	die Mamma	die Mammae
Genitiv	der Mamma	der Mammae
Dativ	der Mamma	den Mammae
Akkusativ	die Mamma	die Mammae

Pronunciation

In context

[1] die Mamma eines Kamels Wikimedia Commons

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