Irish Word of the Day
am
/AM/ • noun — 9th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: time (clock time or duration)
Examples
- Cén t-am é?
(What time is it?) - Tá sé in am dul abhaile.
(It's time to go home.) - Níl mórán ama agam.
(I don't have much time.)
Synonyms
- uaire
- tréimhse
Use 'am' to talk about clock time (Cén t-am é?) and about amounts of time or deadlines (Tá sé in am..., Níl mórán ama agam). The genitive singular is 'ama' (e.g., 'Níl mórán ama agam'). 'Uaire' and 'tréimhse' can be used for 'a time' or 'a period' respectively, but 'am' is the basic everyday word for time.
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