m-

See also: M- and mu-

English

Prefix

m-

(organic chemistry) meta-

Kamba

Alternative forms

mu-

Prefix

m-

you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

Old Irish

Prefix

m- (class A infixed pronoun, triggers lenition)

me

Derived terms

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Person	Infixed			Suffixed
Person	Class A	Class B	Class C	Suffixed
1 sing.	m-^L	dom-^L, dam-^L		-um
2 sing.	t-^L	dot-^L, dat-^L, dut-^L, dit-^L		-ut
3 sing. m.	a-^N	d-^N	id-^N, did-^N, d-^N	-i, -it
3 sing. f.	s-^(N)	da-		-us
3 sing. n.	a-^L	d-^L	id-^L, did-^L, d-^L	-i, -it
1 pl.	n-	don-, dun-, dan-		-unn
2 pl.	b-	dob-, dub-, dab-		-uib
3 pl.	s-^(N)	da-		-us
^L means this form triggers lenition. ^N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis) ^(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Swahili

Alternative forms

mu- (both etymologies)
mw- (both etymologies)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

m- (plural wa-)

The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans.
1. Forms the name of somebody who does something, has a certain characteristic, or is from a certain place.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

m- (plural mi-)

The prefix for noun class 3 denoting plants and inanimate natural things.
1. Forms the name of a plant from its fruit.

Swazi

Prefix

m-

him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *mú-, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

m-

him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

Prefix

m-

Class 1 simple noun prefix; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

Prefix

m-

him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

Prefix

m-

Class 3 simple noun prefix; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 4

Prefix

m-

Class 9 simple noun prefix; form of n- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “m-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “m-”

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