English Online Dictionary. What means m? What does m mean?
Translingual
Etymology 1
Modification of capital letter M, from Ancient Greek letter Μ (M, “Mu”).
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter M): Ḿḿ Ṁṁ Ṃṃ ᵯ ᶆ Ɱɱ ᴍ Mm M̄m̄
- (other scripts) μ (m, “mu”), м (m, “em”)
- Turned: ɯ
Etymology 2
Various abbreviations.
Pronunciation
Symbol
m
- metre (U.S. meter), the unit of length in the International System of Units
- milli-
- (phonetics) used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced bilabial nasal (/m/), including Cyrillic м (m, “em”), the beginning of various kana including ま (ma), and Korean jamo ㅁ (m, “mieum”).
- mass
- month or months
- (music) mezzo, as in mezzo piano and mezzo forte
- million (since mid-20th century)
- thousand (M being the Roman numeral for 1,000)
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson
- Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson
- (music) minor
Etymology 3
From upper case roman numeral M (1000), an alteration of ⋈, from ∞, an alteration of ↀ, an alteration of Ⓧ, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.
Alternative forms
- M, ⅿ, Ⅿ
Numeral
m (lower case roman numeral, upper case M)
- (Roman numerals) The cardinal number one thousand (1000).
Synonyms
- ⅭⅠↃ
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
Other representations of M:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛm/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M, plural ms or m's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Number
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Adjective
m
- (grammar) Abbreviation of masculine.
Noun
m (plural ms)
- Abbreviation of meter.
- Abbreviation of mile.
- Abbreviation of month.
- Abbreviation of minute.
- 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata (Carnegie Institution of Washington), page 83:
- Another instance: 2h28m p. m., 10 micra; 3h08m p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3h09m p. m., 4 micra.
- 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata (Carnegie Institution of Washington), page 83:
- Abbreviation of million.
- Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
- (music) Abbreviation of measure.
- (obsolete) thousand
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson:
- Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars—
- 1798 Letter from w:William Short (American ambassador) to Thomas Jefferson:
Verb
m
- (knitting) make
- 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies (page 232)
- Row 1 (RS): Kfb, knit to marker A, slip marker A, knit to marker B (there are no sts to knit between markers A and B in Row 1), m1, slip marker B, k1, slip marker B, m1, […]
- 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies (page 232)
Translations
See also
- M
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m lower case (upper case M)
- The nineteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.me/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eme and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) steal
Synonyms
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Derived terms
Verb
m
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to steal
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛm
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛm/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Previous letter: l
- Next letter: n
See also
- 'm
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Often suggested to be cognate to Hebrew בְּ־ (bə-), Arabic بِـ (bi-); however, more recent scholarship disputes this on phonological grounds, as Egyptian m is not held to regularly correspond with Semitic *b by either the traditional school of Egyptian comparison or the neuere Komparatistik school.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: em
Preposition
- in
- (of time) in, for, during
- (with certain verbs of motion) into
- (with most verbs of motion) from within, out of, from
- (of material) made of, consisting of
- (of contents, e.g. of a group) consisting of, comprising
- by means of
- in a state of
- in the capacity of, in the role of, as, being
- together with, along with
- (with following infinitive) forms the periphrastic imperfective of a verb
Usage notes
This preposition is often used with definition 9 to indicate temporary identity, so, for example, z m ꜣhw (“the man is a poor man”) implies that this a temporary, rather than an eternal or generally true, state. Egyptian generally has an expansive view of what counts as a temporary identity compared to English.
Inflection
Alternative forms
When the object of the preposition is an attached suffix pronoun, the adverbial form jm is used instead.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Possibly originally a verb form, an imperative meaning ‘see’.
Particle
proclitic
- (chiefly Old and Middle Egyptian, with a suffix pronoun) behold, lo, look
- Synonym: ptr (Late Egyptian)
- (without a suffix pronoun) whether, although
Usage notes
This particle must introduce a sentence. In Middle Egyptian, it is usually followed by an attached second-person suffix pronoun, such as .k, .ṯ, .ṯnj, or .ṯn, indicating the person being addressed; after this comes the subject, in the form of a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun. In Old Egyptian, a dependent pronoun could be used instead of a suffix pronoun, reflecting the word’s origins as an imperative.
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
Verb
- imperative of jmj (“to not be, to not do”): don't
Alternative forms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 115, 179–180, 194–195 page 86, 115, 179–180, 194–195.
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 15
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called mo and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈemː/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Etulo
Pronoun
ḿ
- I, first-person singular pronoun
- ḿ wēnî — I drink water
- ḿ wēnī — I drank water
References
- Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The fifteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äm or em and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ɛm/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- The dawn of the day was beginning to break when Don Quixote left the inn, so content, so glorious, so full of ravishment of seeing himself armed a knight, that his joy made him tremble all the way to the girths of his horse.
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Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
m
- Romanization of 𐌼
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Contraction of mwen, from French moi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/
Pronoun
m
- Contraction of mwen.
Hungarian
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of méter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈmeːtɛr]
Noun
m (plural m-ek)
- m (the unit of length in the International System of Units)
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ ˈm]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ ˈɛmː]
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The twenty-first letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called emm and written in the Latin script.
Declension
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ɛmː/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /m/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /me/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Noun
m m or f (invariable)
- See under M
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Chinese 五 (wǔ) and Burmese ငါး (nga:).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m̩]
Numeral
m
- five
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
Letter
m
- The letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m]
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The twentieth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The nineteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The seventeenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z
Mandarin
Romanization
m
- Nonstandard spelling of m̄.
- Nonstandard spelling of ḿ.
- Nonstandard spelling of m̀.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mandinka
Pronoun
m
- I, me (personal pronoun)
- a m busa — he/she struck me.
See also
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /emː/, /ɛmː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m
- The thirteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Letter
m (upper case M, lower case b)
- The thirteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called em, me, or mî and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase): M
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (Cyrillic spelling м)
- The 18th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet, preceded by lj and followed by n.
Noun
m ? (Cyrillic spelling м)
- (grammar) masculine gender
- meter (unit of length)
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The twenty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
- (letter) IPA(key): /ˈeme/
Pronoun
m
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of me.
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Swahili
Verb
m
- (uncommon, archaic) you all are; thou all art
Usage notes
This term is archaic except in the common greeting m hali gani. Along with u and ni it is not conjugated.
See also
- u
Prefix
m
- Marks a verb's object as 3rd person singular.
- ninamogopa
- I fear her
- ninamogopa
Swedish
Preposition
m
- w/, with; Abbreviation of med.
See also
- m.a.o.
- m.fl.
- m.m.
- mvh
Proper noun
{{head|sv|proper noun
- Moderate Party; Abbreviation of Moderaterna.
Turkish
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The sixteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called me and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /m/
Letter
m (upper case M)
- The fifteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Xhosa
Pronoun
-m
- Combining stem of mna used with possessive concords.
- Combining stem of mna.
Zulu
Letter
m (lower case, upper case M)
- The thirteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
ǃKung
Verb
m
- eat