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em-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "em"

English

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Etymology

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See en- § Etymology.

Prefix

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em-

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

Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with em-
embannered
embark
embarrel
embattled
embeggar
embiggen
embitter
embody
embog
embolster
emborder
embosk
embosom
emboss
embrace
embrawn
embread
embreathe
embrine
embroil
embronze
embrown
embubble
embugger
embuggerance
emburden
embuttered
emmarble
empale
empanoply
emparish
empathy
empearl
empest
empetalled
emphrensied
emplane
emplot
emplume
empoison
empolder
empoodled
emprison
empuzzle
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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Prefix

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em-

  1. em-, Alternative form of en-

French

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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em-

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

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the Old Hungarian em form of íme.[1]

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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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

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Hungarian adverbs prefixed with em-
emitt
Hungarian pronouns prefixed with em-
eme
emez

See also

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Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)
common ones
less common and/or improductive ones with limited scope

References

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  1. ^ em- in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Northern Ndebele

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Prefix

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em-

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

Northern Ohlone

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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Compare Southern Ohlone men-.

Pronoun

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em-

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

Pronoun

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em-

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

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Northern Ohlone personal pronouns
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

1 Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek).
2 Null 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 and undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References

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

Old English

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Prefix

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em-

  1. Alternative form of efn-

Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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

    Prefix

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    em-

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

    Spanish

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    Prefix

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    em-

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

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    Xhosa

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    em-

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

    Zulu

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    ḗm-

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

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