-dem

Appendix:Variations of "dem" Jamaican Creole Alternative forms jam dem Etymology jam en them. Pronunciation jam /dɛm/ jam dem Suffix jam suffix Used to indicate plurality. jam Di gyal-dem a come. The girls are coming. Usage notes This suffix is only used when there is a clear need to indicate a plural. Otherwise, the plural is implied and understood without any marking. References L. Emilie Adams Understanding Jamaican Patois: An Introduction to Afro-Jamaican Grammar LMH Publishing 1991 13 976-610-155-8 Latin Etymology la :from<text:misinterpretation of> -em<ety:der<-ō<id:adverb>>> + Misinterpretation of la -em. When the old ablative cases of la is, eōd, eād, became eō, eā, the true forms eōd-em, eād-em were interpreted as eō-dem, eā-dem. The neuter nominative singular id-em is natural and gives earlier emem (= later eundem). The new marker -dem then served to create la totidem, la tantumdem, la ibīdem, etc. Compare la tamen tam-en with its later doublet: la tandem tan-dem (← *tam-dem). Pronunciation Suffix -dem - la unproductive demonstrative ending la ibī in that place > la ibidem in that very place la ita in this way > la itidem likewise la quī whereby > la quidem indeed la is he, it > la īdem the same la tam to such an extent > la tandem finally la tantus of much size > la tantusdem just as much *pri ("before") > la prīdem long ago; previously Derived terms la References