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'''M''' is the thirteenth letter of the [[English alphabet]]. | '''M, m''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the thirteenth letter of most variants, being placed after [[L (letter)|L]] and before [[N (letter)|N]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈem], ''em'', as in ''em dash'' (—). | ||
M is also the [[Roman numerals|Roman numeral]] representing the number 1000. | |||
==Use in English== | ==Use in English== | ||
'''m''' is a hum, pronounced with the lips and voice, | {{:English_spellings/Catalogs/Masterlist}} | ||
'''m''' is a hum, pronounced with the lips and voice, typical of infants: '''mmmm! Màmà! múmmy, mòther, míx, mâke, mòuse''' ''rat'', '''moûsse''' ''dessert'' = '''moôse''' ''elk''. | |||
{{:English spellings/Accents}} | |||
It is only doubled in the middle of words, to keep the preceding vowel short: '''súmmer, slímmer, slímmed, slímming''' (cf. '''slím'''), '''dilémma, dúmmy, múmmy, lémming, accómmodate'''. | |||
It begins consonant clusters: '''émber, ámbling, ámbry, amnêsty, émpty, Húmphrey, ámple, impréss'''. | |||
And it likes to add a silent '''b''' at the end of some words: '''thúmb, lámb, cômb, númb, dúmb, tomb''' (*toôm). But not usually: '''slím, trím, whám, pómpom, támtám, thém, drêam, wårm, hím, húm, próblem, Ádam, hêlium, têdium, thêorem, sêrum'''. | |||
The prefixes '''in'''- and '''con'''- become '''im'''- and '''com'''- before '''p''': '''impâtient, impàrtial, impráctical, complête, compônent, cómposíte, compôse'''. | |||
Silent '''m''' occurs in '''mnemónic''' *nemónic, cf. silent '''n''' in '''åutumn'''. | |||
The double '''m''' following the double '''c''' in '''accommodátion''' (cf. '''commódity''') is notorious. | |||
'''mp''' is pronounced as '''n''' in '''comptrôller''' (= '''contrôller'''). | |||
In '''Sàmhaín''', '''mh''' has a '''w''' sound or is silent: *Sà(w)in. | |||
==Scientific uses== | |||
*M prefix: mega, 1 000 000 in normal usage, 1 048 576 in computing | |||
* | *''m'': mass | ||
* | *m- prefix: old chemical notation, meta | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 16 May 2013
M, m is a letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the thirteenth letter of most variants, being placed after L and before N, as is the case for instance in the English alphabet. Its English name is pronounced [ˈem], em, as in em dash (—).
M is also the Roman numeral representing the number 1000.
Use in English
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
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m is a hum, pronounced with the lips and voice, typical of infants: mmmm! Màmà! múmmy, mòther, míx, mâke, mòuse rat, moûsse dessert = moôse elk.
- The accents show stress and pronunciation (see English spellings): A: sát, mâde, pàrk, cāst (cást/càst), åll, ãir; E: ére, êar, vèin, fërn; I: sít, mîne, skì, bïrd; O: sóng, môde, lòve, wörd, ŏr; OO: moôn, foòt; U: sún, mûse, fùll, pürr; W: neŵ, ẁant; Y: gým, mŷ, keỳ, mÿrrh.
It is only doubled in the middle of words, to keep the preceding vowel short: súmmer, slímmer, slímmed, slímming (cf. slím), dilémma, dúmmy, múmmy, lémming, accómmodate.
It begins consonant clusters: émber, ámbling, ámbry, amnêsty, émpty, Húmphrey, ámple, impréss.
And it likes to add a silent b at the end of some words: thúmb, lámb, cômb, númb, dúmb, tomb (*toôm). But not usually: slím, trím, whám, pómpom, támtám, thém, drêam, wårm, hím, húm, próblem, Ádam, hêlium, têdium, thêorem, sêrum.
The prefixes in- and con- become im- and com- before p: impâtient, impàrtial, impráctical, complête, compônent, cómposíte, compôse.
Silent m occurs in mnemónic *nemónic, cf. silent n in åutumn.
The double m following the double c in accommodátion (cf. commódity) is notorious.
mp is pronounced as n in comptrôller (= contrôller).
In Sàmhaín, mh has a w sound or is silent: *Sà(w)in.
Scientific uses
- M prefix: mega, 1 000 000 in normal usage, 1 048 576 in computing
- m: mass
- m- prefix: old chemical notation, meta