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-am
-am
See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"
Esperanto
Suffix
-am
- -time (suffix for correlatives of time)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɒm]
Suffix
-am
- (possessive suffix) my (first-person singular, single possession)
- (noun suffix) Added to a noun or a verb to form a noun.
Declension
(possessive suffix):
| 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 | — |
(noun suffix):
| 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 |
| 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 |
Usage notes
- (possessive suffix) Variants:
- -m is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -om is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -am is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant
- -em is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öm is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant
- (noun suffix) A final single l may become long ll. Variants:
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_nouns_suffixed_with_-am'>Hungarian nouns suffixed with -am</a>
See also
- Category:Hungarian noun forms
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /am/, [ã]
Etymology 1
A declined form of -us (suffix forming adjectives).
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
Volapük
Suffix
-am
- Used to form a verbal noun.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Volap%C3%BCk_words_suffixed_with_-am'>Volapük words suffixed with -am</a>