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IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

um.

about

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

prep/ʊmˠ/
  1. about

    triggers-lenition · with-dative
  2. at

    triggers-lenition · with-dative
  3. because of, on account of

    triggers-lenition · with-dative
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish imb, from Proto-Celtic *ambi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”).

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