-ema

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ema"

Esperanto

Etymology

From French aime. Doublet of ami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈema]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Hyphenation: e‧ma

Suffix

-ema

1. shows an inclination toward, a penchant for

   ‎babili (“to chatter”) + ‎-ema → ‎babilema (“talkative”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ema

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto -ema..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈema/

Suffix

-ema

1. indicates an inclination or tendency toward; usually added to verbal roots

   ‎parolar (“talk”) + ‎-ema → ‎parolema (“talkative”)

   ‎rezistar (“resist”) + ‎-ema → ‎rezistema (“resistant”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ema

Italian

Etymology

Back-formation from fonema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Hyphenation: -è‧ma

Suffix

-ema m (noun-forming suffix, plural -emi)

1. (linguistics) -eme

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ema

Further reading

• -ema in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Suffix

-ema m (noun-forming suffix, plural -emas)

1. -em
2. (linguistics) -eme

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ema

Further reading

• “-ema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014