Irish edit

Etymology edit

asam +‎ -sa

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of as

References edit

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

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Pronoun edit

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 edit

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 edit

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