ám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaːm]
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

ám

  1. (giving emphasis) truly
  2. (introduces contradiction, used at the end of a phrase)
  3. (introduces a surprising claim)

Usage notes
  • Used like an interjection. Slightly poetic.

Conjunction

ám

  1. but (indicates contradiction or restriction, like bár)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -auːm

Etymology 1

Inflection of á.

Noun

ám f

  1. indefinite dative plural of á

Etymology 2

Inflection of ær.

Noun

ám f

  1. indefinite dative plural of ær

Anagrams

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of ám – see 泔 (“water from washing rice; kitchen slops; etc.”).
(This character, ám, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 泔.)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

ám

  1. dative plural of á

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

ám

  1. dative plural of ær

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗 (“dark”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ám

  1. (only in compound) clandestine
    mờ ám; ám muội
    sketchy

Verb

ám

  1. (of soot or smoke) to accumulatively stain over time
  2. (occult) to haunt
  3. (occult) to possess
    bị ma ám
    to be possessed by a ghost

See also

Anagrams
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