àm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of àm – see 暗 (“dark; dim; dull; not bright; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 暗).

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish amm, from Proto-Celtic *ammen-, *ammo-, probably ultimately from the root of aimser (“point in time”). Compare Irish am.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ãũm/
• (Wester Ross, Colonsay, Islay, South Jura, Gigha) IPA^(key): /ɛ̃ũm/

Noun

àm m (genitive singular ama, plural amannan)

1. time

Synonyms

• tìde
• tìm
• uair
• ùine

Derived terms

• àm ri teachd
• ceann-ama
• clàr-ama
• eadar-àm (“meantime, interim; intermission”)

Mutation

Mutation of àm

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
àm	n-àm	h-àm	t-àm

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