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M-
m-
m-
See also: M-
Old Irish
Prefix
m- (class A infixed pronoun) (triggers lenition)
See also
Old Irish affixed pronouns
See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
| Person | Infixed | Suffixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | Class B | Class C | ||
| 1 sing. | m-L | dom-L, dam-L | -um | |
| 2 sing. | t-L | dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L | -ut | |
| 3 sing. m. | a-N | d-N | id-N, did-N, d-N | -i, -it |
| 3 sing. f. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| 3 sing. n. | a-L | d-L | id-L, did-L, d-L | -i, -it |
| 1 pl. | n- | don-, dun-, dan- | -unn | |
| 2 pl. | b- | dob-, dub-, dab- | -uib | |
| 3 pl. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| L means this form triggers lenition. N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis) (N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others. | ||||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_prefixed_with_m-'>Old Irish words prefixed with m-</a>
Swahili
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *mu̹-.
Prefix
m- (plural wa-)
- The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans.
- Forms the name of somebody who does something, has a certain characteristic, or is from a certain place.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *mu-.
Prefix
m- (plural mi-)
- The prefix for noun class 3 denoting plants and inanimate natural things.
- Forms the name of a plant from its fruit.
See also
- Appendix:Swahili noun classes
Zulu
Prefix
m- (basic noun prefix)
Prefix
-m- (object concord)
Usage notes
The form -m- is used with stems that have more than one syllable, such as -bona. With stems of only one syllable, the form is -mu-.
See also
Class 1 concords[edit]
| Full noun prefix: | umu-2, um-, u-3 |
| Basic noun prefix: | mu-2, m-, -3 |
| Subject concord: | u-, -ka- |
| Object concord: | -mu-2, -m- |
| Possessive concord: | wa- |
| Adjective concord: | omu-1, om- |
| Relative concord: | o- |
| Pronoun: | yena, -ye, -khe1 |
| 1 With possessive concords. 2 With single-syllable stems. 3 With class 1a nouns. | |
| See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table. | |