em-

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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

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Prefix

em-

  1. em-, Alternative form of en-

French

Pronunciation

Prefix

em-

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

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 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

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Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished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

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

Wikious
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