eme
noun
-eme
2
American
-eme
British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of eme1
before 1000; Middle English eem ( e ), Old English ēam; cognate with Dutch oom, German (arch.) Ohm, Oheim; akin to uncle
Origin of -eme2
Extracted from phoneme
Example Sentences
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Remember St. Paul's words: he dunamis en astheneia teleitai. edista oun mallon kauchesomai en tais astheneiais, hina episkenose ep eme he dunamis tou Christou; hotan gar artheno, tote dunatos eimi.
From Letters to His Friends by Forbes Robinson
They are called olor’ eme, which means dancers’ houses.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
Alas then, said she unto her daughter, La Beale Isoud, this is the same traitor knight that slew my brother, thine eme.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory
Then yede Sir Tristram unto his eme and said: Sir, if ye will give me the order of knighthood, I will do battle with Sir Marhaus.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory
The Earl of Menteith, thou art my eme, The forward I give to thee; The Earl of Huntley cawte and keen, He shall with thee be.
From The Book of Old English Ballads by Hamilton Wright Mabie
The term meme originates from the Greek root mim, meaning “mime” or “mimic,” and the English suffix -eme.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
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