m'

See also Appendix:Variations of "m"

English

Pronoun

m'

1. (rare) Clitic form of my.

Derived terms

• m'lady
• m'lord

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Catalan

Pronoun

m'

1. Contraction of em.

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi2	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal4	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person  very formal1	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’3	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal1	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as third person. 2) Only as object of a preposition.			3) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-. 4) Behaves grammatically as second person plural.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /m/

Pronoun

m'

1. prevocalic form of me

   Je m'appelle Marcel. — I'm called Marcel.

2. (in certain contexts) prevocalic form of moi

   Donne-m'en deux. — Give me two.

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu, t’	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux
		Feminine	elles						elles

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of mwen, from French moi.

Pronoun

m'

1. Alternative spelling of m; Contraction of mwen.

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mˠ] (before a word starting with a, o, u, fha, fho, or fhu)
• IPA: [mʲ] (before a word starting with e, i, fhe, or fhi)

Pronoun

m’ (triggers lenition of a following noun)

1. my

Synonyms

• mo (used before words starting with a consonant sound)

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Italian

Pronoun

m'

1. Contraction of mi ('to me') before a vowel

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Old French

Contraction

m'

1. prevocalic form of 'me (“ (me, myself)
2. prevocalic form of ”)mon' or ma (my, mine)

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronoun

m'

1. my

Usage notes

• Used before words beginning with a vowel or f followed by a vowel.

Related terms

• mo (used before words beginning with a consonant)