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

• (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/in-/ir-, mal-, non-, un-

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.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with im-

Anagrams

• MI, mi, mi.

Catalan

Prefix

im-

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

   ‎im- + ‎perdible → ‎imperdible

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

Choctaw Person Markers

			class I			class II		class III		class N		imperative
			+s	+C	+V	+C/i	+a/o	+C	+V	+C	+V	+C	+V
first-person	singular	initial	-li			sa-	si-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-

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

• “im-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• mi-

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “im-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im/
• Hyphenation: im-

Prefix

im-

1. Alternative form of in-

Anagrams

• -mi, MI, mi

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

Ojibwe personal prefixes

		stem begins with...	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Consonants		p t k h ch m n s sh w y	ni-	gi-	o-
		d g ' j z zh	nin-
		b	nim-
Vowels		o	nindo-	gido-	odo-
		a aa e i	nind-	gid-	od-
		oo	n-	g-
		ii			w-

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin im-.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

im-

1. im-, en-

   ‎im- + ‎moralizm → ‎immoralizm

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

• “im-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “im-, in-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “im-, in-”