em-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "em"

English

Etymology

See en- § Etymology.

Prefix

em-

1. The form taken by en- before the labial consonants b and p, as it assimilates place of articulation.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with em-

Related terms

• disembodiment
• embankment
• embed
• embitter
• emblazon
• embodiment
• embody
• embolden
• emboss
• embus
• emplane
• empower

 

See also

• en-
• im-
• in-

Anagrams

• -me-, /me, M&E, ME, Me, Me., me

Catalan

Prefix

em-

1. em-, Alternative form of en-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃/

Prefix

em-

1. em- (form of en- before b, m or p)

Hungarian

Etymology

From the Old Hungarian em form of íme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛm]

Prefix

em-

1. The first element of a few compound pronouns and adverbs. The compounds were formed by syntagmatic fusion, the role of the prefix is ​​emphasis.

Derived terms

Hungarian adverbs prefixed with em-

Hungarian pronouns prefixed with em-

See also

Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)

common ones

• a- (from az)
• akár-, bár-
• épp-
• más-
• mind(en)-
• se(m/n)-
• ugyan-
• vala-

 

less common and/or improductive ones with limited scope

• am-, em-, im-
• csak-
• el-
• még-
• oly-
• szint-
• úgy-

 

Northern Ndebele

Prefix

em-

1. Class 9 adjective concord; form of en- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

Northern Ohlone

Alternative forms

• im- (raising before i or u in the next syllable)

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone men-.

Pronoun

em-

1. you, thou (second-person, singular, subject proclitic pronoun)

Pronoun

em-

1. your, thy (second-person, singular, possessive pronoun)

See also

Northern Ohlone personal pronouns

Number	Person	Subject			Object			Possessive
		Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic	Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic
Singular	First	kaana	ek-	-ek, -k	kiš, kaaniš	kiš-	-kiš	ek-, kaanak
	Second	meene	em-, im-	-em, -im, -m	miš	emiš-, imiš-, miš-	-miš	em-, meenem
	Third	waaka	Ø-2	-Ø2	wiš	Ø-2, eš-	-Ø2, -eš	i-, waakai-
Plural	First	makkin	mak-	-mak	makkiš, makkinše	—	—	mak-, makkinmak
	Second	makkam	kam-	-kam	makkamše	—	—	kam-, makkam
	Third	waakamak	ya-	-ya	yaṭiš	—	—	ya-, waakamak
1Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek). 2Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used. Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References

• María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• e- (before M and N)
• en- (before vowels and other consonants)

Prefix

em-

1. forms verbs indicating motion or transformation into the prefixed noun; in-

   Synonym: in-

Spanish

Prefix

em-

1. Alternative form of en- used before b or p; em-

Further reading

• “em-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Xhosa

Prefix

em-

1. Class 9 adjective concord; form of en- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

Zulu

Prefix

ḗm-

1. Class 9 adjective concord; form of en- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “em-, en-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “em-, en-”