-am
See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"
Azerbaijani
Verb
| preceding vowel | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin -āmen, variant of -men, a noun-forming suffix.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈam/
Suffix
-am m
- (often pejorative) Suffix indicating a collectivity.
- mosquit (“mosquito”) + -am → mosquitam (“swarm of mosquitos”)
- trast (“piece of junk”) + -am → trastam (“junk”)
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -am
Related terms
- -im
- -um
Further reading
- “-am”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [am]
- Audio:
(file) - Hyphenation: am
Suffix
-am
- suffix for correlatives of time
Derived terms
- ĉiam (“always”)
- iam (“sometime”)
- kiam (“when”)
- neniam (“never”)
- (nonce) aliam (“(at) another time, sometime else”)
- tiam (“then”)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɒm]
Suffix
-am
- (possessive suffix) my (first-person singular, single possession)
- ház (“house”) → a házam (“my house”)
Usage notes
- (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
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Suffix
-am
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a noun or a verb to form a noun.
- áll (“to stand”) → állam (“state”)
- dal (“song”) → dallam (“tune”)
- hoz (“to bring”) → hozam (“yield”)
- tart (“to hold”) → tartam (“span as in lifespan”)
Usage notes
- A final single l may become long ll. Variants:
- -am is added to back-vowel words
- -em is added to front-vowel words
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 terms
Hungarian nouns suffixed with -am
See also
- Category:Hungarian noun forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /am/, [ä̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /am/, [äm]
Etymology 1
A declined form of -us (suffix forming adjectives). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic -ѫ (-ǫ).
Suffix
-am
- accusative feminine singular of -us
Etymology 2
A declined form of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).
Suffix
-am m
- accusative singular of -a
Etymology 3
A conjugated form of -ō (suffix forming third-conjugation verbs).
Suffix
-am
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of -ō (third conjugation)
Ojibwe
Final
-am
- act on by mouth or teeth
Derived terms
- dakwam
- wiikwam
See also
- asham
- -doon
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/am-final
Suffix
-am
- A suffix that acts as transitive inanimate verb (vti) class marker
Usage notes
-am appears on Type 2 animate intransitive verbs (vai2).
See also
- -an
References
- Ojibwe People's Dictionary
- Anishinaabemodaa
- Ontario Ministry of Education Resource Guide, Native Languages, p. 51
Phalura
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-am/
Suffix
-am
- Oblique plural suffix (with a-declension nouns)
Alternative forms
- -óom (With accent-shifting nouns)
- -éem (With ai-ending nouns)
- -úum (With accent-shifting nouns in Biori)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-am/
Suffix
-am
- Instrumental suffix (with a-declension nouns)
Alternative forms
- -óom (With accent-shifting nouns)
- -úum (With accent-shifting nouns in Biori)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese -an, from Latin -ant. Compare Galician and Spanish -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐ̃w̃/
Suffix
-am
- a suffix indicating the third-person plural indicative present of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -am → amam (“[They] love”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -am → cantam (“[They] sing”)
Volapük
Suffix
-am
- Used to form a verbal noun.
Derived terms
Volapük terms suffixed with -am