Definitions For Im

Pronoun

{{jam-pron}} he : {{uxi, jam, Mek im tek weh himself., He needs to go away.}} }} him : {{uxi, jam, Shi sen' im a letter wah day., She sent him a letter recently.}} }} his : {{uxi, jam, Den im res' im han' pan di bench., Then he rested his hand on the bench.}} }} her{{R:jam:Allsopp, 292}} : {{uxi, jam, 'Im frack look good., Her dress looks good.}} she{{R:jam:Allsopp, 292}} : {{uxi, jam, Tanya deh yah? — Yeah, man. Im deh yah., Is Tanya here? — Yes, she's here.}}

Related terms

{{l, jam, mi}} {{l, jam, yuh}} {{l, jam, har}} {{l, jam, shi}} {{l, jam, wi}} {{l, jam, unnu}} {{l, jam, dem}}

Adjective

bitter

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

{{alter, jam, 'im}}

Symbol

(informal) A roman numeral representing nine hundred ninety-nine (999).

See also

Previous: iim (nine hundred and ninety-eight, 998) Next: m (one thousand, 1000)

Etymology 1

{{root, ga, ine-pro, *h₃engʷ-}} From {{inh, ga, sga, imb}}, from {{der, ga, cel-pro, amben}} (compare {{cog, cy, ymenyn}}), from {{der, ga, ine-pro, *h₃engʷen-}} (compare {{cog, la, unguen, , grease}}, {{cog, goh, ancho, , butter}}).{{R:cel:Matasovic 2009, head=*amben-, page=69}}

Pronunciation

(Waterford) {{IPA, ga, /aimʲ/}} (Cork, Kerry, Galway) {{IPA, ga, /iːmʲ/}} (Mayo) {{IPA, ga, /ɪmʲ/}} (Ulster) {{IPA, ga, /ɨ̞mʲ/}}

Noun

{{ga-noun, m, ~e, ~eanna}} butter

Declension

{{ga-decl-m2, i, m, me, pl=meanna}}

Derived terms

{{l, ga, saill ime, , butterfat}} {{l, ga, uachtar ime, , buttercream}}

Further reading

{{small, {{top2}} {{R:ga:Ó Dónaill}} {{R:DIL, 27284, head=imb, imm}} {{R:ga:Dinneen 1904, 394}} {{R:ga:EID}} {{R:ga:NEID}} {{R:ga:Quiggin, 40}} {{R:ga:SjPh, 70}} {{bottom}}}}

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

{{alter, ga, im’}}

Pronunciation

{{IPA, ga, /ɪmˠ/}}

Contraction

}} (Munster) {{contraction of, ga, i mo, , in my}} : {{ux, ga, Chuireas an peann im phóca., I put the pen in my pocket.}}

Related terms

{{ga-preposition contractions}}

Etymology 3

Preposition

{{ga-prep, d, l, desc=does not mutate b, m, or p}} {{alternative form of, ga, um}}

Mutation

{{ga-mut, msn}}

Etymology

{{der+, jam, en, him}}.