im-

See also Appendix:Variations of "im"

English

Etymology 1

Alternative form of in-, of various etymologies and meanings.

Prefix

im-

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

Usage notes

Widely used in borrowings (from French and Latin), and productive.

Etymology 2

From em-, from Old French em-, and also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin.

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.

See also

[+] English words prefixed with im-

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Catalan

Prefix

im-

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

Derived terms

• See: Category:Catalan words prefixed with im-

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Irish

Prefix

im-

1. great, very

Derived terms

[+] Irish words prefixed with im-

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Latin

Prefix

im-

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

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Spanish

Prefix

im-

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

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Zulu

Prefix

im- (full noun prefix, basic form m-)

1. Class 9 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The form im- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (m, b or p); in- is used in other cases.

See also

Class 9 concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	in-, im-
Basic noun prefix:	n-, m-
Subject concord:	i-, -yi-
Object concord:	-yi-
Possessive concord:	ya-
Adjective concord:	en-, em-
Relative concord:	e-
Pronoun:	yona, -yo
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.