English

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Pronoun

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m'

  1. (archaic) Clitic form of my.
  2. (poetic, rare) Prevocalic form of my.

Derived terms

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Catalan

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Pronoun

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m'

  1. Contraction of em.

Usage notes

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  • m' is the elided (elida) form of the pronoun. It is used before verbs beginning with a vowel.
    M'avorreixo.I'm bored.

Declension

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Franco-Provençal

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Pronoun

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m' (ORB, broad)

  1. Prevocalic clipping of

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /m‿/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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m’

  1. prevocalic form of me
    Je m'appelle Marcel. — I'm called Marcel.
  2. (in certain contexts) prevocalic form of moi
    Donne-m'en deux. — Give me two.
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Further reading

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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Contraction of mwen, from French moi.

Pronoun

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m'

  1. Alternative spelling of m; Contraction of mwen.

Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mˠ/ (before a word starting with a, o, u, fha, fho, or fhu)
  • IPA(key): /mʲ/ (before a word starting with e, i, fhe, or fhi)

Determiner

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m' (triggers lenition of a following noun)

  1. Apocopic form of mo

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Italian

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Pronoun

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m' (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of mi

Usage notes

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Commonly elides before a vowel, especially i and e.

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Louisiana Creole

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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m'

  1. prevocalic form of mo (I)
    M'ap bwa labyèr.I'm drinking beer.

Middle French

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Pronoun

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m' (apocopate)

  1. (before vowel sound) Apocopic form of me

Usage notes

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  • The apostrophe may be omitted in older manuscripts
    il menvoiahe sent me

Old French

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Pronoun

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m'

  1. prevocalic form of me (me, myself)
  2. prevocalic form of mon, ma (my, mine)
    • 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 7, column 2, lines 16–17:
      ceo sacez m'amie tuit cil que te requerunt
      a tun commandement merci auvrunt
      this you know, my friend, that all those who are looking for you
      upon your command will have mercy

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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m' (triggers lenition of a following noun)

  1. Apocopic form of mo

Sassarese

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Pronoun

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m'

  1. Apocopic form of mi, used before a vowel

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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m'

  1. Apocopic form of mo

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References

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