imm-

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See also: imm and Imm

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *ambi-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.

Prefix

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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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  • imb (around, about, preposition)

Descendants

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  • Irish: im-

Further reading

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