umam

== Irish == === Pronoun === umam (emphatic umamsa) first-person singular of um == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish immum. Cognates include Irish umam and Manx moom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈũməm/ (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈũ.əm/, [ũəm˥˧], [ũəm˦˥˨] (as if spelled umham) === Pronoun === umam (dated) first-person singular of mu: about me Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gun robh iad a' bruidhinn umam. ― I think they were talking about me. ==== Usage notes ==== Rarely used now outside of the set phrase cuir umam (“put on (of clothes)”). More commonly replaced by a compound preposition form such as timcheall orm or mun cuairt orm. ==== Inflection ==== === References ===