im-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "im"

English

Etymology 1

From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

Prefix

im-

  1. Expressing negation; not.
Usage notes

Widely used in borrowings (from French and Latin). Somewhat productive (appended as prefix to existing English words).

Synonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with im-

Etymology 2

From em-, from Old French em-. Also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin (on which see above).

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-.
Usage notes

Both used in borrowings (from French and Latin), and productive (appended as prefix to existing English words), as in imbed, imbitter, imbody, imbosom, imbower, imbrown; and similarly impark.[1]

Derived terms
English terms prefixed with im-

References

  1. Skeat, Walter W. (1882) An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. Oxford.

Anagrams

Catalan

Prefix

im-

  1. Form used before a root beginning with the letter b, m, or p of in-
    im- + perdibleimperdible

Choctaw

Prefix

im- (before consonants i̱-, class III third-person)

  1. the indirect object of an active transitive verb
    to him, her, it or them; for him, her, it or them
  2. the subject of an intransitive affective verb
    he, she, it or they
  3. the direct object of a small set of transitive verbs mostly dealing with affect, communication and intimacy
    him, her, it or them
  4. indicates possession of a noun
    his, her, its or their
    hattak imofi
    the man's dog

Inflection

French

Etymology

From Latin in (without).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/ (always before a b or p, sometimes before a mm)
  • IPA(key): /im/ (sometimes before a m)

Prefix

im-

  1. a form of the prefix in-, used before b, m and p

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with im-

Further reading

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imm-, from Proto-Celtic *ambi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.

Prefix

im- (lenites except with m; becomes iom- before broad m)

  1. about, around, peri-

Prefix

im- (intensive particle; lenites except with m; becomes iom- before broad consonant or vowel)

  1. great, very

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with im-

References

Italian

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before b-/p-/m-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im/
  • Hyphenation: im-

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of in-

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before b-/p-/m-.

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of in-

Northern Ndebele

Prefix

im-

  1. Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

Ojibwe

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of nim-

See also

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin im-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im/
  • Rhymes: -im
  • Syllabification: im

Prefix

im-

  1. im-, en-
    im- + moralizmimmoralizm

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with im-

Further reading

  • im- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

im-

  1. a form of the prefix in-, used before b and p

Spanish

Prefix

im-

  1. a form of the prefix in-, used before b and p

Further reading

Swazi

Prefix

im-

  1. Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

Xhosa

Prefix

im-

  1. Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

Zulu

Prefix

ím-

  1. Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

References

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