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.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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em-

  1. em-, Alternative form of en-

French

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Pronunciation

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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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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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Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)
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 2 wiš Ø-2, eš- 2, -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

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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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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)

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    em-

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

    Spanish

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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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