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Out of curiosity, is that cluster used in any contexts that are not meant to approximate a 'b' sound?
by fuzzy_biscuit 2y ago
Out of curiosity, is that cluster used in any contexts that are not meant to approximate a 'b' sound?
- ljlolel 2y agoI haven’t seen it.
- Bankroll2398 2y agoThere is a prefix -em (-εμ) which is used to formulate words containing the essence of "within", e.g. "εμπεριέχει" (emperiechei/"including"), or "εμπύρετος (empyretos/"feverish". The sound in such cases veers in the direction of "emp" rather than "eb", due to the prefix. It's still not a distinct m+p, but significantly less voiced than e.g. "μπύρα" (beer)
- thaumasiotes 2y agoexcellent comment, but for future reference: a prefix would normally be written "em-", with the hyphen noting the place where it attaches to its root word.