emō
Erscheinungsbild
From Proto-Italic *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), with excrescent p in ēmptum.
Cognate with Lithuanian im̃ti, Old Church Slavonic имѫ (imǫ) and possibly Old Armenian իմանամ (imanam). Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take or give one's due”), with its descendants English nim, Danish nemme, Dutch nemen, German nehmen, West Frisian nimme, Ancient Greek νέμω(némō).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.moː/, [ˈɛmoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.mo/, [ˈɛːmo]
Verb
emō (present infinitive emere, perfect active ēmī, supine ēmptum); third conjugation
- (transitive) to buy, purchase [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- How much have you paid for these fruits?