-m

See also: Appendix:Variations of "m"

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-m/

Suffix

-m

  1. Used to form (pro)nouns taking on the quality of the suffixed determiners, numbers, verbs and nouns.
    (my) + -myím (mine (my something))

Usage notes

  • When added to a noun, the suffix is added to a genitive:
    áwka (boy) + -mawkím (the boy's thing)

Derived terms

Afar terms suffixed with -m

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 236

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-mpi, cognate to Finnish -mpi.

Suffix

-m

  1. Forms comparative adjectives.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-ma, cognate to Finnish -ma.

Suffix

-m

  1. Forms nouns from verbs.
    koguma (to collect)kogum (collection, complex, group of items or objects)
    valima (to select)valim (sample (in statistics))
    hõljuma (to float)hõljum (plankton)
Derived terms
Estonian terms suffixed with -m

Hungarian

Etymology

Cognate with Mansi (-m).

Suffix

-m

  1. (possessive suffix) my (first-person singular, single possession)
    hajó (boat)a hajóm (my boat)
    kocsi (car)a kocsim (my car)
    palota (palace)a palotám (my palace)
    érme (coin)az érmém (my coin)

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -m is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -am is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -om is added to the other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -em is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öm is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

See also

  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [mʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /-mʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {-m}

Suffix

-m

  1. and

References


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-mus.[1]

Suffix

-m m

  1. Forms verbal nouns of A III (hiatus) verbs

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -m -mL -mae
Vocative -m -mL -mu
Accusative -mN -mL -mu
Genitive -moH, -maH -mo, -ma -maeN
Dative -mL -maib -maib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

References

  1. Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 108-111

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Suffix

-m

  1. Plural suffix (with m-declension nouns)

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

  • -em (after a consonant)

Etymology

Derived from Old Polish jeśm, from Proto-Slavic *esmь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m/
  • Syllabification: m

Suffix

-m

  1. first-person singular suffix
    robić + -mrobiłem

See also

Further reading

  • -m in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -m in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Alternative forms

  • (after consonants) -mi
  • -n

Suffix

-m

  1. Evidential suffix, first-hand information. Indicates that the speaker has direct evidence/knowledge of some fact, having experienced it, seen it, heard it, etc.
    Ñuqa runasimitam rimani. Qusqumantam kani.
    I speak Quechua. I am from Cusco.
    Allqukunaqa chawa aychatam mikhunku.
    Dogs eat raw meat.
  2. Used to mark an open-ended question; more informal than -taq
    Maymantam kanki?
    Where are you from?

See also


Turkish

Suffix

-m

  1. First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a vowel.
    kedi - kedim
    cat - my cat

Usage notes


Uzbek

Suffix

postconsonantal -im
postvocalic -m

-m (Cyrillic spelling )

  1. Form of -im after a vowel.
    Bu ruchkam.
    This is my ball pen.
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