-am
See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"
AzerbaijaniEdit
VerbEdit
preceding vowel | ||
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A / I / O / U | E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü | |
postconsonantal | -am | -əm |
postvocalic | -yam | -yəm |
-am
- Postconsonantal form of -əm after the vowels A / I / O / U.
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-am
- suffix for correlatives of time
Derived termsEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
SuffixEdit
-am
- (possessive suffix) my (first-person singular, single possession)
Usage notesEdit
- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -m is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -am is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -om is added to the other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -em is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öm is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | -am | — |
accusative | -amat | — |
dative | -amnak | — |
instrumental | -ammal | — |
causal-final | -amért | — |
translative | -ammá | — |
terminative | -amig | — |
essive-formal | -amként | — |
essive-modal | -amul | — |
inessive | -amban | — |
superessive | -amon | — |
adessive | -amnál | — |
illative | -amba | — |
sublative | -amra | — |
allative | -amhoz | — |
elative | -amból | — |
delative | -amról | — |
ablative | -amtól | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
-amé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
-améi | — |
Etymology 2Edit
SuffixEdit
-am
Usage notesEdit
- A final single l may become long ll. Variants:
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | -am | -amok |
accusative | -amot | -amokat |
dative | -amnak | -amoknak |
instrumental | -ammal | -amokkal |
causal-final | -amért | -amokért |
translative | -ammá | -amokká |
terminative | -amig | -amokig |
essive-formal | -amként | -amokként |
essive-modal | -amul | -amokul |
inessive | -amban | -amokban |
superessive | -amon | -amokon |
adessive | -amnál | -amoknál |
illative | -amba | -amokba |
sublative | -amra | -amokra |
allative | -amhoz | -amokhoz |
elative | -amból | -amokból |
delative | -amról | -amokról |
ablative | -amtól | -amoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
-amé | -amoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
-améi | -amokéi |
Possessive forms of -am | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | -amom | -amaim |
2nd person sing. | -amod | -amaid |
3rd person sing. | -ama | -amai |
1st person plural | -amunk | -amaink |
2nd person plural | -amotok | -amaitok |
3rd person plural | -amuk | -amaik |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
A declined form of -us (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic -ѫ (-ǫ).
SuffixEdit
-am
Etymology 2Edit
A declined form of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).
SuffixEdit
-am m
- accusative singular of -a
OjibweEdit
FinalEdit
-am
- act on by mouth or teeth
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/am-final
SuffixEdit
-am
- A suffix that acts as transitive inanimate verb (vti) class marker
Usage notesEdit
-am appears on Type 2 animate intransitive verbs (vai2).
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Ojibwe People's Dictionary
- Anishinaabemodaa
- Ontario Ministry of Education Resource Guide, Native Languages, p. 51
PhaluraEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-am
- Oblique plural suffix (with a-declension nouns)
Alternative formsEdit
- -óom (With accent-shifting nouns)
- -éem (With ai-ending nouns)
- -úum (With accent-shifting nouns in Biori)
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-am
- Instrumental suffix (with a-declension nouns)
Alternative formsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
VolapükEdit
SuffixEdit
-am
- Used to form a verbal noun.