'am

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

'am (plural 'ams)

  1. Nonstandard form of ham.

Anagrams[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

’am (emphatic ’amsa)

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

References[edit]

  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
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