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emp-

German, prefix/ɛmp/

emp- is spelled E-M-P (3 letters). Emp- is a German prefix meaning “alternative form of ent-, only used in empfangen, empfehlen, empfinden, and derivatives of these” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does emp- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    alternative form of ent-, only used in empfangen, empfehlen, empfinden, and derivatives of these.

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce emp-?

  • /ɛmp/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to emp-

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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