emp-

See also: emp, EMP, and Emp.

German

Etymology

Assimilation of ent- before f-. In Middle High German, assimilated and non-assimilated forms were used interchangeably; compare enphinden alongside entvinden. Eventually, the form emp- became standardised in three verb stems. Compare the similar assimilation -ntb- → -mp- in empor, Wimper, and Himper (archaic variant of Himbeere).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛmp/

Prefix

emp-

  1. Alternative form of ent-, only used in empfangen, empfehlen, empfinden, and derivatives of these.

Derived terms
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