em-

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-

embannered

embark

embarrel

embattled

embeggar

embiggen

embitter

embody

embog

embolster

emborder

embosk

embosom

emboss

embrace

embrawn

embread

embreathe

embrine

embroil

embronze

embrown

embubble

embugger

embuggerance

emburden

embuttered

emmarble

empale

empanoply

emparish

empathy

empearl

empest

empetalled

emphrensied

empicture

emplane

emplot

emplume

empoison

empolder

empoodled

emprison

emprostho-

empuzzle

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-

1. em-, alternative form of en-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃/

Prefix

em-

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

Hungarian

Etymology

From the Old Hungarian em form of íme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛm]

Prefix

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

Hungarian adverbs prefixed with em-

emitt

Hungarian pronouns prefixed with em-

eme

emez

See also

Prefixes used in correlatives (demonstrative adverbs)

common ones

• a- (from az)
• akár-, bár-
• épp-
• más-
• mind(en)-
• se(m/n)-
• ugyan-
• vala-

less common and/or improductive ones with limited scope

• am-, em-, im-
• csak-
• el-
• még-
• oly-
• szint-
• úgy-

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

	person	subject			object			possessive
		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

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 Languages)‎^[1], Unpublished

Old English

Prefix

em-

1. alternative form of efn-

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-

Further reading

• “em-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Prefix

em-

1. 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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

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