am-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

Abau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am-/

Prefix

am-

1. (directional, proscribed) (close by) (nearby) (uncertain meaning, possibly indicating proximity)

References

SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[1]

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋm (traditional)

Prefix

am- (after another prefix -sam-, before consonants a̱-, class III first-person singular)

1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb

   to me, for me

2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb

   I

3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy

   me

4. indicates possession of a noun

   my

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers

			class I			class II		class III		class N		imperative
			+s	+C	+V	+C/i	+a/o	+C	+V	+C	+V	+C	+V
first-person	singular	initial	-li			sa-	si-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• an- (when followed by a consonant which is not labial)

Prefix

am-

1. Subject prefix for verbs; it indicates that the subject is second-person plural; you, you all.

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from a (demonstrative pronoun) +‎ -m (pronoun-forming suffix). It cannot be attested as an independent term. A direct derivation from ám is less likely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒm]

Prefix

am-

1. The first element of a few compound pronouns and adverbs. The compounds were formed by syntactic adhesion, the role of the prefix is ​​emphasis, juxtaposition.

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs prefixed with am-

amolyan

amott

amúgy

Hungarian pronouns prefixed with am-

amaz

See also

• a. m.
• am
• ám

Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)

common ones

• a- (from az)
• akár-, bár-
• épp-
• más-
• mind(en)-
• se(m/n)-
• ugyan-
• vala-

less common and/or improductive ones with limited scope

• am-, em-, im-
• csak-
• el-
• még-
• oly-
• szint-
• úgy-

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *am-, allophonic variant of *an- before *b and *ɸ.

Pronunciation

With lenited m:

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβ̃-/

With unlenited m:

• IPA^(key): /ˈam-/

Prefix

am-

1. alternative form of an- (“un-, not”)

Usage notes

The lenited form is used before r, l, and n as well as a few vowel-initial forms that started with *ɸ in Proto-Celtic. The unlenited form is used before b and p.

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with am-

amaires

amlabar

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔam/ [ʔɐm]
• Syllabification: am-

Prefix

am- (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔) (colloquial)

1. prefix form of ang

   Ambobo naman nito.

   This is stupid.

Welsh

Etymology

From am (“about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am/

Prefix

am-

1. around, circum-

   ‎am- + ‎llen (“sheet”) → ‎amlen (“envelope”)

   ‎am- + ‎ysgrifio (“to write, to inscribe”) → ‎amsgrifio (“to circumscribe”)

   ‎am- + ‎cau (“to close”) → ‎amgáu (“to enclose”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with am-

amcan

amgáu

amgrwm

amguedd

amgyffred

amgylchol

amgylchynu

amchwaraefa

amddiffyn

amlapio

amlaethai

amlen

amlosgi

amnewid

amarch

amharchu

ambell

amhendant

amherffeithrwydd

amhrydlon

amrwymo

amryw

amsugno

Mutation

Mutated forms of am-

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
am-	unchanged	unchanged	ham-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “am-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies