# em-
## English
### Etymology

See en- § Etymology.

### Prefix

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

#### Related terms

* disembodiment
* embankment
* embed
* embitter
* emblazon
* embodiment
* embody
* embolden
* emboss
* embus
* emplane
* empower

### See also

* en-
* im-
* in-

### Anagrams

* -me-, /me, M&E, ME, Me, Me., me

## Catalan
### Prefix

em-
* em-, Alternative form of en-

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃/

### Prefix

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

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From the Old Hungarian em form of íme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛm]

### Prefix

em-
* 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
### See also

* a- (from az)
* akár-, bár-
* épp-
* más-
* mind(en)-
* se(m/n)-
* ugyan-
* vala-
* am-, em-, im-
* csak-
* el-
* még-
* oly-
* szint-
* úgy-

### References

* ↑ 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
### Prefix

em-
* 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-
* you, thou (second-person, singular, subject proclitic pronoun)

### Pronoun

em-
* your, thy (second-person, singular, possessive pronoun)

#### See also

$^1$ 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

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Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished

## Old English
### Prefix

em-
* Alternative form of efn-

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

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

### Prefix

em-
* forms verbs indicating motion or transformation into the prefixed noun; in-
    Synonym: in-

## Spanish
### Prefix

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

### Further reading

* “em-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Xhosa
### Prefix

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

## Zulu
### Prefix

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

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “em-, en-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “em-, en-”