Morpheme
-em(e) [-eme, -em]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Ancient Greek noun suffix denoting an effect, result, or object of an action
Etymology
Middle French -ème; Latin -ēma; Ancient Greek -ēma, from rebracketed thematic vowel -ē from stem + -ma
Evidence
anathemic, eczemic, edemogen, -emal, -emic, erythemal, erythemic, myxedemic, oedemic, parentheme, phloem, poem, system, theme, themed, themes, theming, theorem, xylem
