"-em" meaning in German

See -em in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əm/
Etymology: From Middle High German -em, -eme, from Proto-West Germanic *-umē. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|goh|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|-em}} Middle High German -em, {{m|gmh|-eme}} -eme, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-umē}} Proto-West Germanic *-umē Head templates: {{head|de|inflectional suffixes}} -em
  1. Masculine and neuter dative suffix, used in most determiners/pronouns and in strong adjectives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--em-de-suffix-alC4Sz~U Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 36 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /əm/, /ɛm/
Etymology: Through reduction of the unstressed syllable. Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -em
  1. Alternative form of -heim (placename suffix) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -heim (extra: placename suffix) Related terms: Sechtem
    Sense id: en--em-de-suffix-wbD3m9Lc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 36 21 Derived forms: Ahrem, Baasem, Bachem, Badem, Blessem, Bockenem, Bredelem, Broitzem, Cochem, Dahlem, Eulgem, Fließem, Gilzem, Horrem, Katzem, Ließem, Luxem, Mehlem, Niederaussem, Pickließem, Sehlem, Spangdahlem, Stedem, Stockem, Uedem, Wehdem, Wierschem
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /ˈeːm/ Audio: De--em.ogg
Etymology: Backformation from Graphem, Morphem, Phonem. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Graphem}} Graphem, {{m|de|Morphem}} Morphem, {{m|de|Phonem}} Phonem Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -em f
  1. (linguistics) -eme Tags: feminine, morpheme Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: Graphem, Morphem, Phonem
    Sense id: en--em-de-suffix-NCe1R0ah Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 36 21 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for -em meaning in German (4.2kB)

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