Irish

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Etymology

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asam +‎ -sa

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of as

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 28

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asamsa and Manx assyms.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈas̪əms̪ə/
  • Hyphenation: a‧sam‧sa

Pronoun

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asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of à: from me
    Cha chuala e sin asamsa co-dhiù.He didn't hear that from me anyway.

Inflection

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Personal inflection of à
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st asam asamsa
2nd asad asadsa
3rd m às às-san
3rd f aiste aistese
Plural 1st asainn asainne
2nd asaibh asaibhse
3rd asta astasan

References

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  • Colin Mark (2003) “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2