en-

• em-

From Middle English en- (“en-, in-”). Originally from Old French en- (also an-), from Latin in- (“in, into”); but also from an alteration of in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in- (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”). Both the Latin and the Germanic forms are from Proto-Indo-European *en (“in, into”). Intensive use of Old French en-, an- is due to confluence with Frankish *an- (intensive prefix), related to Old English on- (intensive prefix). More at in-, on-.

en-

1. in, into, on, onto
2. covered
3. caused
4. as an intensifier

• Before labial consonants (b, m and p), the form em- is used instead, to show the assimilation of place of articulation (but note the exception enmesh).

• em-
• in-

• -ne-, NE, Ne., ne, ne., né, nê

• em-

From Old Occitan en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

en-

1. en- (all meanings)

• en

• in-

• em-

From Old French en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃/

en-

1. en- (all meanings)

• en

• in-

• em-

From Old Portuguese en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

en-

1. en-, in-

• en

• in-

Prefix form of en (“in”).

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/

en-

1. prefix indicating in

   ‎en- + ‎irar (“to go”) → ‎enirar (“to go in; enter”)

   ‎en- + ‎swichar (“to switch”) → ‎enswichar (“to switch on”)

From Old French en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

en-

1. en- (all meanings)

• en

• in-

• em-

From Old Occitan en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

en-

1. en- (all meanings)

• en

• in-

• an-, em-

From Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”). Influenced by Frankish *an- (intensive prefix), related to Old English on- (intensive prefix).

en-

1. en- (in; into)
2. en- (intensifier)

• en

• in-

From ēn (“one”).

ēn-

1. one, uni-, only

   ēnkunni (“only, unique”)

2. sole, single, solitary

• em-

From Old Portuguese en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see em.

en-

1. en- (all meanings)

• em

• in-

• em- (before b or p)

From Old Spanish en-, from Latin in-, prefixation of Latin in (“in, into”); see en.

en-

1. en- (all meanings) (clarification of this definition is needed)

• en

• in-

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

en-

1. Class 9 adjective concord.

The variant form em- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).

en-

1. Class 9 adjective concord.

The variant form em- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).

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