-ema

Back-formation from fonema.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛ.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈe.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.ma]

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

1. (linguistics) -eme

• “-ema”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

From French aime.^[1] Doublet of ami.

• IPA^(key): /ˈema/
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: e‧ma

-ema

1. shows an inclination toward, a penchant for

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

Borrowed from Esperanto -ema..

• IPA^(key): /ˈema/

-ema

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

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

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

Back-formation from fonema.

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

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

1. (linguistics) -eme

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

-ema

1. alternative form of -uma

• -oma

From Proto-Slavic *-omь or Proto-Slavic *-ъmь.

-ema

1. (unproductive) Denominal, forms adverbs depicting manner or way from nouns. See -oma for a variant.

   kaplja (“droplet”) → kapljema (“with a drop”)

   slutnja (“hunch”) → slutnjema (“with a hunch”)

   trušč (“uproar”) → truščema (“with an uproar”)

   križ (“cross”) → križema (“with a cross”)

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

1. -em
2. (linguistics) -eme

• “-ema”, 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