Meaning of -am | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to a stem or other parts of speech to form a noun.
   morpheme
2. my (first-person singular, single possession)
   morpheme, possessive, suffix
3. Added to a noun or a verb to form a noun. A final single -l may become long -ll-.
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“ház (“house”) → a házam (“my house”)”

“áll (“to stand”) + -am → állam (“state”)”

“dal (“song”) + -am → dallam (“tune”)”

“hoz (“to bring”) + -am → hozam (“yield”)”

“tart (“to hold”) + -am → tartam (“span as in lifespan”)”

“hullik (“to fall”) → hullám (“wave”)”

“csill- → csillám (“glitter”)”

for the same stem see csillog (“to shine, to glitter”)

“vil- → villám (“lightning”) - for the same stem see világ (“light, world”)”

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