asamsa

Irish

Etymology

asam +‎ -sa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠəmˠsˠə/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠəmˠsˠə/[1]

Pronoun

asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of as

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 28

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asamsa and Manx assyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas̪əms̪ə/
  • Hyphenation: a‧sam‧sa

Pronoun

asamsa

  1. first-person singular emphatic of à: from me
    Cha chuala e sin asamsa co-dhiù.He didn't hear that from me anyway.

Inflection

Personal inflection of à
Person: simple emphatic
singular first asam asamsa
second asad asadsa
third m às às-san
f aiste aistese
plural first asainn asainne
second asaibh asaibhse
third asta astasan

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2