'am

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

English

Etymology

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

'am (plural 'ams)

Nonstandard form of ham.

Anagrams

-ma-, M&A, M.A., MA, Ma, ma

Irish

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ɑːmˠ/, /ɑmˠ/[1]
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /amˠ/[2]

Pronoun

’am (emphatic ’amsa)

Galway form of agam: first-person singular of ag

References

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

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