eme

¹

[ eem ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. friend.
2. uncle.

-eme

²

1. a suffix used principally in linguistics to form nouns with the sense “significant contrastive unit,” at the level of language specified by the stem:

   morpheme; tagmeme.

-eme

suffix forming nouns

1. linguistics indicating a minimal distinctive unit of a specified type in a language

   phoneme

   morpheme

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eme¹

C20: via French, abstracted from phoneme

Example Sentences

If he talked to the police, the message said, “I’ll kill you and your family just to let you know not to f— with the Eme.”

From Los Angeles Times

And while he sought to stay faithful to the story of Joe Morgan, La eMe’s first non-Latino member, he did so without explicitly referencing him or any of the factions involved by name.

From Los Angeles Times

Contrary to the apocryphal legend that has circulated over the years, neither Hackford nor Baca was ever in contact with members of La eMe.

From Los Angeles Times

Before Ortiz was killed, someone using the accounts had looked up “Donald Ortiz,” “Mexican Mafia Little Man” and “Eme dropouts,” the detective testified.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of the museum’s Community Day, this celebration features the Afrochique dance team; live music from Eme & Heteru and the Cavemen; food trucks; and head-wrapping workshops.

From Washington Post