fiam

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Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

fiam

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of fiar

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the fi variant of fiú (boy, son) +‎ -am (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfijɒm]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧am

Noun[edit]

fiam

  1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of fiú
    Ez a fiam.This is my son.

Usage notes[edit]

Until around first half of the 20th century, it was applicable (and occasionally it still is[1]) not only to one’s son but also to one’s daughter, wife, pupil, servant, maid, or waiter.[2]

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fiam
accusative fiamat
dative fiamnak
instrumental fiammal
causal-final fiamért
translative fiammá
terminative fiamig
essive-formal fiamként
essive-modal fiamul
inessive fiamban
superessive fiamon
adessive fiamnál
illative fiamba
sublative fiamra
allative fiamhoz
elative fiamból
delative fiamról
ablative fiamtól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
fiamé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
fiaméi

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miért volt szokás régen a lánygyereket fiamnak szólítani? (“Why was it customary in the old days to call a girl child ‘my son’?”) Gyakorikérdések.hu (“Common Questions”)
  2. ^ Dr. Szerényi, Mária. Értik vagy félreértik “They understand or misunderstand it”. In: Módszertani közlemények “Methodology Publications”, (48) 1. pp. 16–18. (2008)

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

fīam

  1. inflection of faciō:
    1. first-person singular future passive indicative
    2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive
  2. inflection of fīō:
    1. first-person singular future active indicative
    2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

fiam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fiar

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

fiam (nominative plural fiams)

  1. firm (company)

Declension[edit]

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fi- +‎ am (to eat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fiam

  1. (intransitive, informal) to eat
    Synonym: fajou (polite)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of fiam (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefiam mefiam afiam
2nd person nefiam fefiam
3rd person inanimate ifiam defiam
animate
imperative nifiam, fiam fifiam, fiam

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (on page 12 as fiám)