Am
Pronunciation
- stressed IPA: /ˈæm/
- unstressed IPA: /əm/
- Rhymes: -æm
Origin
From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom ("am"), from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi ("am"), from Proto-Indo-European *hâ‚ésmi ("I am, I exist"), a form of the verb *wesanÄ…. Cognate with Old Norse em, emi ("am"), Gothic ðŒ¹ðŒ¼ (im, "am"), Ancient Greek εἰμί, Albanian jam ("I am"), Sanskrit असà¥à¤®à¤¿.
Verb
- Conjugation of be