im-
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Alternative form of in-, of various etymologies and meanings.
Prefix [edit]
im-
- A form of the prefix in-, used before b, m and p
Usage notes [edit]
Widely used in borrowings (from French and Latin), and productive.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From em-, from Old French em-, and also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin.
Prefix [edit]
im-
Usage notes [edit]
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]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Skeat, Walter W. (1882) An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. Oxford.
Catalan [edit]
Prefix [edit]
im-
- Form used before a root beginning with the letter b, m, or p of in-
Derived terms [edit]
Irish [edit]
Prefix [edit]
im-
Derived terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Prefix [edit]
im-
- a form of the prefix in-, used before b, m and p
Spanish [edit]
Prefix [edit]
im-
- a form of the prefix in-, used before b, m and p
Zulu [edit]
Prefix [edit]
im- (full noun prefix, basic form m-)
- Class 9 noun prefix.
Usage notes [edit]
The form im- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (m, b or p); in- is used in other cases.