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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-
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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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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-
Hungarian pronouns prefixed with em-

References

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  1. ^ em- in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (“New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian”). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

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
Number Person Subject Object Possesive
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

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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

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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Prefix

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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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