im-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "im"

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (appended as prefix to existing English words).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with im-

Etymology 2

From em-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French em-. Also from later (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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-

See also

English terms prefixed with im-

Anagrams

• MI, mi, mi.

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Catalan

Prefix

im-

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

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Choctaw

Prefix

im- (before consonants i-, 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-

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃/

Prefix

im-

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

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imb-, 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

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im/

Prefix

im-

1. Alternative form of in-

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Latin

Etymology

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

Prefix

im-

1. Alternative form of in-

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Northern Ndebele

Prefix

im-

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

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Portuguese

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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Swazi

Prefix

im-

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

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Xhosa

Prefix

im-

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

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Zulu

Prefix

im-

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-”