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dem

[dʲɛmˠ]

contraction

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. contraction of de + mo, literally “from my”
  2. from my
  3. A short form created by joining the preposition 'de' (from) and the possessive word 'mo' (my).
Examples

Chrochas dem ghualainn é.

I suspended it from my shoulder.

Pronunciationdʲɛmˠ

Part of speechcontraction

Usage noteCommonly used in speech to combine two words into one sound.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.