'am

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English

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Etymology

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A representation of the pronunciation of ham by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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'am (plural 'ams)

  1. Nonstandard form of ham.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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’am (emphatic ’amsa)

  1. Galway form of agam: first-person singular of ag

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 88
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298