åm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"
Bavarian
Pronunciation
Contraction
åm (+ adjective ending with -n + masculine or neuter noun)
- ån + dem, at the, on the
- ån + dem at, on (dates)
- åm Dunnersdåg ― at or on Thursday
- åm Wochnend ― at or on the weekend
- åm Monatsletztn ― at or on the last day of the month
- auf + dem, on the, at the
- auf + den, on the, to the (masculine nouns only)
- åm Tisch ― on the table
- åm Bodn ― on the or to the floor
- åm Håkn ― on the hook
- Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
- åm bestn ― best
- åm tiafstn ― deepest
- åm wichtigstn ― most important
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German am, ame. Cf. Dutch aam.
Noun
åm c
- an old volume measure for fluids (157 litres)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | åm | åms |
| definite | åmen | åmens | |
| plural | indefinite | åmar | åmars |
| definite | åmarna | åmarnas |