eme
/ˈeɪmeɪ/
eme noun: an uncle.
Noun
eme (plural emes)
- An uncle.
- Soo this yonge syre Trystram rode vnto his eme kynge Marke of Cornewayle / ¶ And whanne he came there / he herd say that ther wold no knyghte fyghte with syre Marhaus / Thenne yede sir Tristram vnto his eme and sayd / syre yf ye wylle gyue me thordre of knyghthode / I wille doo bataille with syr...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “quintum”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII
- Whilst they were young, Cassibalane their Eme / Was by the people chosen in their sted […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Friend.
Adjective capitalized: EME
EME (not comparable)
- Initialism of
- Earth–Moon–Earth.
- Initialism of Early Modern English.
Proper noun capitalized: Eme
the Eme
Forms of eme
| plural | emes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | eam |
| alternative form | eem |
| alternative form | eame |
| alternative form | neam |
| alternative form | neame |
| alternative form | neme |
Origin of eme
From Middle English éam, eom, em, eme (“uncle”), from Old English ēam (“uncle”). See eam.
From Spanish eme (“the letter M”).
Questions about eme
- What does eme mean?
- Eme means an uncle.
- What part of speech is eme?
- Eme can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce eme?
- Eme is pronounced /ˈeɪmeɪ/.
- What is the plural of eme?
- The plural of eme is emes.
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