memm
Icelandic
Etymology
An alteration of með (“with”).
Adverb
memm
- (childish) to partake as a playmate
- Viltu vera memm? ― Do you want to partake in our game? / Do you want to join?
- (informal) (to come) along, (to come) with
- Viltu koma memm? ― Do you want to come along?
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Noun
memm m
- a kiss
Descendants
- Irish: meam (obsolete)
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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memm also mmemm after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
memm pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mem(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language