am

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[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

am

  1. The ISO 639-1 official language code of Amharic

[edit] Synonyms

  • amh (ISO 639-3)

[edit] Symbol

am

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the attometer (attometre), an SI unit of length equal to 10−18 meters (metres).

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English eom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi.

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[edit] Verb

am

  1. First-person singular simple present indicative form of be.

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[edit] Abbreviation

am

  1. Alternative spelling of a.m..

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Contraction

am (+ adjective ending with -en + masculine or neuter noun)

  1. an + dem, on the

[edit] Usage notes

  • This is often used with the superlative of adjective (ending with -en).
    Er spielt am besten.
    He plays best.

[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [aːmˠ] or [amˠ]

[edit] Noun

am m.

  1. time

[edit] Declension

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative am amanna
Vocative a am a amanna
Genitive ama amanna
Dative am amanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-am na hamanna
Genitive an ama na n-amanna
Dative leis an am

don am

leis na hamanna
Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h prefix with t- prefix
am n-am ham t-am
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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[edit] Pumpokol

[edit] Noun

am

  1. mother

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Verb

am

  1. First-person singular present indicative of avea.
  2. First-person singular present subjunctive of avea.

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronoun

am

  1. Their.

[edit] Usage notes

  • This form is used before nouns beginning with b, f, m or p.

[edit] Article

am

  1. The.

[edit] Usage notes

  • This form is used in the singular nominative before masculine nouns beginning with b, f, m or p.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

am

  1. (slang, vulgar) cunt (genitalia)

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[edit] Welsh

[edit] Preposition

am

  1. for, in exchange for.
  2. (time) at.
  3. (with siarad, sôn, or meddwl) about, concerning.

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Personal forms
Singular Plural
First person amdana i amdanon ni
Second person amdanat ti amdanoch chi
Third person amdano fe
amdani hi
amdanyn nhw

[edit] Usage notes

Triggers the soft mutation on the following noun.


[edit] Yucatec Maya

[edit] Noun

am (plural amo’ob)

  1. spider, arachnid