Am

Pronunciation

• stressed IPA: /ˈæm/
• unstressed IPA: /É™m/
• Rhymes: -æm

Origin

From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom ("am"), from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi ("am"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi ("I am, I exist"), a form of the verb *wesaną. Cognate with Old Norse em, emi ("am"), Gothic 𐌹𐌼 (im, "am"), Ancient Greek εἰμί, Albanian jam ("I am"), Sanskrit अस्मि.

Verb

1. Conjugation of be

Full definition of am

Adverb

1. Alternative spelling of a.m.

Anagrams

• M.A., MA, ma