# emo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (US) enPR: ēʹ-mō IPA: /ˈiː.moʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːməʊ

### Etymology 1

Abbreviation of emocore.

#### Noun

emo (countable and uncountable, plural emos)
* (uncountable, music) A particular style of hardcore punk rock [early 1990s]
* (countable) A person associated with that subculture and musical style. [early 1990s]
* (uncountable, music) Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional [late 1990s-current]
* (countable) A person associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock. [late 1990s-current]
* (countable) A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo. [2000s]

##### Derived terms

* emo bangs
* emokid
* emo metal
* emophobe
* emo rap
* emotronic
* emotronica
* Midwest emo
* screamo

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Abbreviation of emotional.

#### Adjective

emo (comparative more emo, superlative most emo)
* (often derogatory) Emotional; sensitive.
* (informal, often derogatory) Depressed.
** 2008, Vanity Fair, number 578:Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.
* Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
** 2007, James A. Reinking, Robert Von Der Osten, Strategies for successful writing:The one thing everyone agrees on is that they've never encountered a band that claimed to be emo.
** 2012, Megan Bostic, Never Eighteen:Trevor looks kind of emo, rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

##### Derived terms

* emoness
* emotard

### See also

* emo skink (probably etymologically unrelated)

### Anagrams

* EOM, Moe, MoE, MOE, moé, ome, OEM, -ome, Meo, 'ome, OME, moe, Eom, Ome

## Chinese
### Etymology

From Japanese エモい, from English emotional.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīmǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄇㄡˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^1$ mou$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yīmǒu
*** Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄡˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yimǒu
*** Wade–Giles: i$^1$-mou$^3$
*** Yale: yī-mǒu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imoou
*** Palladius: имоу (imou)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵⁵ moʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^1$ mou$^4$
*** Yale: yī mòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^1$ mou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^1$ mou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

### Adjective

emo
* (neologism, Internet slang) emotional; depressed

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English emo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiː.moː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: emo

### Noun

emo m (plural emo's)
* (uncountable) emo (form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional; esp. a style of pop punk or hardcore punk)
* (countable) emo (individual associated with the above genres or subculture; young person who is considered to be over-emotional)

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From -ema +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈemo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -emo
* Hyphenation: e‧mo

### Noun

emo (accusative singular emon, plural emoj, accusative plural emojn)
* tendency, inclination
** 2013, Julia Sigmond, Sen Rosen, Libazar' Kaj Tero:Neniam kristaliĝis rigoraj dogmoj, neniam formiĝis komandejoj kaj juĝistejoj; spontane plifirmiĝis tradicioj: inklino al naturaj kaj homaj belaĵoj, emo konservi kaj protekti ilin, promenadoj en la naturo, naĝado, praktikado de inteligentaj ludoj (goo-ludo, ŝakoj, briĝo, triktrako, enigmoarto ...), vegetarismo, rifuzo pri efemeraj laŭmodaĵoj.Rigorous dogmas never crystalized, command centers and courts never formed; traditions spontaneously became firmer: an inclination to beautiful natural things and people, an inclination to conserve and protect them, walks in nature, swimming, practice of intelligent games (Go, Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, puzzles ...), vegetarianism, a refusal of ephemeral fads.

#### Synonyms

* inklino
* tendenco

#### Related terms

* ema
* emi

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈemo/, [ˈe̞mo̞]
* Rhymes: -emo
* Hyphenation: emo

### Etymology 1

emä (“mother (archaic), womb”) +‎ -o

#### Noun

emo
* mother (animal female parent)
* (archaic or poetic) mother (human female parent)
* dam (female parent, generally regarding breeding of animals)
* queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of emo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emoni
emoni
accusative
nom.
emoni
emoni
gen.
emoni
genitive
emoni
emojeni
partitive
emoani
emojani
inessive
emossani
emoissani
elative
emostani
emoistani
illative
emooni
emoihini
adessive
emollani
emoillani
ablative
emoltani
emoiltani
allative
emolleni
emoilleni
essive
emonani
emoinani
translative
emokseni
emoikseni
abessive
emottani
emoittani
instructive
comitative
—emoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emosi
emosi
accusative
nom.
emosi
emosi
gen.
emosi
genitive
emosi
emojesi
partitive
emoasi
emojasi
inessive
emossasi
emoissasi
elative
emostasi
emoistasi
illative
emoosi
emoihisi
adessive
emollasi
emoillasi
ablative
emoltasi
emoiltasi
allative
emollesi
emoillesi
essive
emonasi
emoinasi
translative
emoksesi
emoiksesi
abessive
emottasi
emoittasi
instructive
comitative
—emoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emomme
emomme
accusative
nom.
emomme
emomme
gen.
emomme
genitive
emomme
emojemme
partitive
emoamme
emojamme
inessive
emossamme
emoissamme
elative
emostamme
emoistamme
illative
emoomme
emoihimme
adessive
emollamme
emoillamme
ablative
emoltamme
emoiltamme
allative
emollemme
emoillemme
essive
emonamme
emoinamme
translative
emoksemme
emoiksemme
abessive
emottamme
emoittamme
instructive
comitative
—emoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonne
emonne
accusative
nom.
emonne
emonne
gen.
emonne
genitive
emonne
emojenne
partitive
emoanne
emojanne
inessive
emossanne
emoissanne
elative
emostanne
emoistanne
illative
emoonne
emoihinne
adessive
emollanne
emoillanne
ablative
emoltanne
emoiltanne
allative
emollenne
emoillenne
essive
emonanne
emoinanne
translative
emoksenne
emoiksenne
abessive
emottanne
emoittanne
instructive
comitative
—emoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonsa
emonsa
accusative
nom.
emonsa
emonsa
gen.
emonsa
genitive
emonsa
emojensa
partitive
emoaan emoansa
emojaan emojansa
inessive
emossaan emossansa
emoissaan emoissansa
elative
emostaan emostansa
emoistaan emoistansa
illative
emoonsa
emoihinsa
adessive
emollaan emollansa
emoillaan emoillansa
ablative
emoltaan emoltansa
emoiltaan emoiltansa
allative
emolleen emollensa
emoilleen emoillensa
essive
emonaan emonansa
emoinaan emoinansa
translative
emokseen emoksensa
emoikseen emoiksensa
abessive
emottaan emottansa
emoittaan emoittansa
instructive
comitative
—emoineen emoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* emokki
* ankkaemo
* emoalus
* emoeläin
* emokala
* emokalakanta
* emokalasto
* emokallio
* emokasvi
* emokenno
* emokissa
* emolehmä
* emolevy
* emomaito
* emopuolue
* emosolu
* emosuoni
* emoyhtiö
* hanhiemo
* jänisemo
* kanaemo
* keinoemo
* koiraemo
* lentoemo
* lintuemo
* luontoemo
* luunemosolu
* maaemo
* mehiläisemo
* sorsaemo

#### Further reading

* “emo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Etymology 2

From English emo.

#### Adjective

emo
* emo (all senses)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of emo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emoni
emoni
accusative
nom.
emoni
emoni
gen.
emoni
genitive
emoni
emojeni
partitive
emoani
emojani
inessive
emossani
emoissani
elative
emostani
emoistani
illative
emooni
emoihini
adessive
emollani
emoillani
ablative
emoltani
emoiltani
allative
emolleni
emoilleni
essive
emonani
emoinani
translative
emokseni
emoikseni
abessive
emottani
emoittani
instructive
comitative
—emoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emosi
emosi
accusative
nom.
emosi
emosi
gen.
emosi
genitive
emosi
emojesi
partitive
emoasi
emojasi
inessive
emossasi
emoissasi
elative
emostasi
emoistasi
illative
emoosi
emoihisi
adessive
emollasi
emoillasi
ablative
emoltasi
emoiltasi
allative
emollesi
emoillesi
essive
emonasi
emoinasi
translative
emoksesi
emoiksesi
abessive
emottasi
emoittasi
instructive
comitative
—emoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emomme
emomme
accusative
nom.
emomme
emomme
gen.
emomme
genitive
emomme
emojemme
partitive
emoamme
emojamme
inessive
emossamme
emoissamme
elative
emostamme
emoistamme
illative
emoomme
emoihimme
adessive
emollamme
emoillamme
ablative
emoltamme
emoiltamme
allative
emollemme
emoillemme
essive
emonamme
emoinamme
translative
emoksemme
emoiksemme
abessive
emottamme
emoittamme
instructive
comitative
—emoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonne
emonne
accusative
nom.
emonne
emonne
gen.
emonne
genitive
emonne
emojenne
partitive
emoanne
emojanne
inessive
emossanne
emoissanne
elative
emostanne
emoistanne
illative
emoonne
emoihinne
adessive
emollanne
emoillanne
ablative
emoltanne
emoiltanne
allative
emollenne
emoillenne
essive
emonanne
emoinanne
translative
emoksenne
emoiksenne
abessive
emottanne
emoittanne
instructive
comitative
—emoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonsa
emonsa
accusative
nom.
emonsa
emonsa
gen.
emonsa
genitive
emonsa
emojensa
partitive
emoaan emoansa
emojaan emojansa
inessive
emossaan emossansa
emoissaan emoissansa
elative
emostaan emostansa
emoistaan emoistansa
illative
emoonsa
emoihinsa
adessive
emollaan emollansa
emoillaan emoillansa
ablative
emoltaan emoltansa
emoiltaan emoiltansa
allative
emolleen emollensa
emoilleen emoillensa
essive
emonaan emonansa
emoinaan emoinansa
translative
emokseen emoksensa
emoikseen emoiksensa
abessive
emottaan emottansa
emoittaan emoittansa
instructive
comitative
—emoineen emoinensa :

#### Noun

emo
* emo (all senses)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of emo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emoni
emoni
accusative
nom.
emoni
emoni
gen.
emoni
genitive
emoni
emojeni
partitive
emoani
emojani
inessive
emossani
emoissani
elative
emostani
emoistani
illative
emooni
emoihini
adessive
emollani
emoillani
ablative
emoltani
emoiltani
allative
emolleni
emoilleni
essive
emonani
emoinani
translative
emokseni
emoikseni
abessive
emottani
emoittani
instructive
comitative
—emoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emosi
emosi
accusative
nom.
emosi
emosi
gen.
emosi
genitive
emosi
emojesi
partitive
emoasi
emojasi
inessive
emossasi
emoissasi
elative
emostasi
emoistasi
illative
emoosi
emoihisi
adessive
emollasi
emoillasi
ablative
emoltasi
emoiltasi
allative
emollesi
emoillesi
essive
emonasi
emoinasi
translative
emoksesi
emoiksesi
abessive
emottasi
emoittasi
instructive
comitative
—emoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emomme
emomme
accusative
nom.
emomme
emomme
gen.
emomme
genitive
emomme
emojemme
partitive
emoamme
emojamme
inessive
emossamme
emoissamme
elative
emostamme
emoistamme
illative
emoomme
emoihimme
adessive
emollamme
emoillamme
ablative
emoltamme
emoiltamme
allative
emollemme
emoillemme
essive
emonamme
emoinamme
translative
emoksemme
emoiksemme
abessive
emottamme
emoittamme
instructive
comitative
—emoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonne
emonne
accusative
nom.
emonne
emonne
gen.
emonne
genitive
emonne
emojenne
partitive
emoanne
emojanne
inessive
emossanne
emoissanne
elative
emostanne
emoistanne
illative
emoonne
emoihinne
adessive
emollanne
emoillanne
ablative
emoltanne
emoiltanne
allative
emollenne
emoillenne
essive
emonanne
emoinanne
translative
emoksenne
emoiksenne
abessive
emottanne
emoittanne
instructive
comitative
—emoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
emonsa
emonsa
accusative
nom.
emonsa
emonsa
gen.
emonsa
genitive
emonsa
emojensa
partitive
emoaan emoansa
emojaan emojansa
inessive
emossaan emossansa
emoissaan emoissansa
elative
emostaan emostansa
emoistaan emoistansa
illative
emoonsa
emoihinsa
adessive
emollaan emollansa
emoillaan emoillansa
ablative
emoltaan emoltansa
emoiltaan emoiltansa
allative
emolleen emollensa
emoilleen emoillensa
essive
emonaan emonansa
emoinaan emoinansa
translative
emokseen emoksensa
emoikseen emoiksensa
abessive
emottaan emottansa
emoittaan emoittansa
instructive
comitative
—emoineen emoinensa :

## Ingrian
### Alternative forms

* emoi (dialectal)

### Etymology

From emä (“mother”) +‎ -o. Akin to Finnish emo.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈemo/, [ˈe̞mo̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈemoi̯/, [ˈe̞mo̞i̯]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈemoi̯/, [ˈe̞mo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -emo, -emoi̯
* Hyphenation: e‧mo

### Noun

emo
* mother

#### Synonyms

* emä

#### Coordinate terms

* isä, taatta, ätti, (folk poetic) iso

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) emohut

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 32
* Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 25

## Karao
### Adverb

emo
* maybe

## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), with excrescent p in ēmptum.
Cognate with Lithuanian im̃ti, Old Church Slavonic имѫ (imǫ) and possibly Old Armenian իմանամ (imanam). Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take or give one's due”), with its descendants English nim, Danish nemme, Dutch nemen, German nehmen, West Frisian nimme, Ancient Greek νέμω (némō).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈe.moː/, [ˈɛmoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈe.mo/, [ˈɛːmo]

### Verb

emō (present infinitive emere, perfect active ēmī, supine ēmptum); third conjugation
* (transitive) to buy, purchase
    Synonyms: comparō, sūmō, coëmō
    Antonyms: vēndō, addīcō, dēferō
    Quantīs haec pōma ēmistī?How much have you paid for these fruits?
** 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Ioannes.4.8:discipuli enim eius abierant in civitatem ut cibos emerentso his disciples had gone away unto the city to buy food
* (figuratively) to acquire, procure
    Synonyms: acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, lucror, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, potior, ūsūrpō, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
    Antonym: āmittō

#### Conjugation

$^1$At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

#### Derived terms

* caveat ēmptor
* coemō
* cōmō
* dēmō
* dirimō
* emāx
* ēmptīcius
* ēmptiō
* ēmptitō
* ēmptor
* ēmpturiēns
* ēmptus
* eximō
* interimō
* perimō
* pōmus
* praeemō
* praemium
* prōmō
* redimō
* sūmō

### References

* “emo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “emo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* emo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to buy cheaply: parvo, vili pretio or bene emere to buy dearly: magno or male emere after having completed one's service: emeritis stipendiis (Sall. Iug. 84. 2)

### Further reading

* “emo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English emo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.mɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmɔ
* Syllabification: e‧mo

### Adjective

emo (not comparable, no derived adverb)
* (relational) emo (particular style of hardcore punk rock)
* (relational) emo (subculture)

### Noun

emo n (indeclinable)
* emo (particular style of hardcore punk rock)
* emo (subculture)

### Noun

emo m pers (indeclinable) or emo f (indeclinable)
* emo (individual of people associated with that subculture and musical style)

### Further reading

* emo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* emo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English emo, clipping of emotional hardcore.

### Noun

emo m (plural emos)
* emo

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English emo, short for emotional hardcore.

### Noun

emo c or n
* emo (3), a genre of music and the fashion associated with it
* an emo (4), a fan of the previous

#### Declension
## Zia
### Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *ambi (“man, husband”).

### Noun

emo
* man