imm-

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • imme- (in relative verb forms)

Etymology

A prefixed version of the preposition imb (“around, about”), from Proto-Celtic *ambi.

Prefix

imm-

  1. around, about
    ‎imm- (“around”) + ‎soïd (“to turn”) → ‎imm·soí (“to turn around”)
    ‎imm- (“around”) + ‎téit (“to go”) → ‎imm·tét (“to go around”)
    ‎imm- + ‎aigid (“drive”) → ‎imm·aig (“drive [someone else] around”)
    ‎imm- + ‎beirid (“to carry”) → ‎imm·beir (“to play”, literally “carry around”)
  2. intensive prefix for adjectives and nouns: very, super-
    ‎imm- (“very”) + ‎ecal (“fearful”) → ‎immecal (“very fearful”)
    ‎imm- (“very”) + ‎lobur (“sick person”) → ‎imlobor (“a very sick person”)

Derived terms

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