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AM

name
/əm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi Proto-Germanic *immi Proto-West Germanic *im Old English eom Middle English am English am From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom (“am”), from Proto-West Germanic *im, from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi (“am”, form of the verb *wesaną (“to be; dwell”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“to be, to exist”). Cognate with Old Norse em (Old Swedish æm (“am”)), Gothic 𐌹𐌼 (im, “am”), Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimĭ́, “am”), Old Armenian եմ (em, “am”), Albanian jam (“am”).

  1. inherited from *h₁ésmi✻
  2. inherited from *immi✻
  3. inherited from *im✻
  4. inherited from eam
  5. inherited from am

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of Amazonas

    Abbreviation of Amazonas: a state of Brazil.

  2. Initialism of Aston Martin.

  3. Initialism of Arctic Monkeys.

  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. Initialism of anno mundi

    2. Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”).

    3. Initialism of Master of Arts.

    4. Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member…

      Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.

    5. Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements…

      Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).

    6. Member of the Order of Australia.

    7. Initialism of amplitude modulation

      Initialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form.

      • That station is available on both AM and FM.
      • They were listening to AM and complaining about the static.

    8. Initialism of additive manufacturing.

      • The system, says Freeman is currently being used to assess exactly how AM powders pack and flow to ensure process efficiency and consistent product quality.

    9. first-person singular present indicative of be

      • He ſaid, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderneſſe: Make ſtraight the way of the Loꝛd, as ſaid the Pꝛophet Eſaias.
      • Marsha, I am in the kitchen!

    10. Contraction of I + am.

    11. Alternative spelling of a.m..

      • On 1 August 2014 at approximately 12 am, in Lingya and Chienchen Districts of Kaohsiung City, a series of explosions from underground pipelines and sewer system occurred.

    12. Shortened form of America or American, particularly as used in commercial names.

    13. Shortened form of amateur, particularly as used in commercial names.

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Derived

AM pop

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for AM. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA