àm

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Hokkien

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ãũm/

Noun

àm m (genitive singular ama, plural amannan)

  1. time

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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.