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), and productive.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_im-'>English words prefixed with im-</a>

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
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_im-'>English words prefixed with im-</a>

See also

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_im-'>English words prefixed with im-</a>

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-

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/

Prefix

im-

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

Irish

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

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_im-'>Irish words prefixed with im-</a>

References

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im/

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of in-

Latin

Etymology

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

Prefix

im-

  1. Alternative form of in-

Portuguese

Prefix

im-

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

Spanish

Prefix

im-

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

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

im-

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

References

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