uam

See also: -uam and u ám

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /wiːmˠ/, (older) /wɯːmˠ/[1]

Pronoun

uam (emphatic uamsa)

  1. Ulster form of uaim

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish úaim. Cognates include Irish uaim and Manx voym.

Pronoun

uam

  1. first-person singular of o: from me
    Gheibh thu litir uam. ― You'll get a letter from me.

Inflection
Personal inflection of o
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st uam uamsa
2nd uat uatsa
3rd m uaithe uaithesan
3rd f uaipe uaipese
Plural 1st uainn uainne
2nd uaibh uaibhse
3rd uapa uapasan

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan vuaáma, O'odham ʼuam.

Adjective

uam (plural uꞌuam)

  1. yellow

References
  • R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 176
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