im-

From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

im-

1. Expressing negation; not.

Widely used in borrowings (from French and Latin), and productive (appended as prefix to existing English words).

From em-, from Old French em-. Also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin (on which see above).

im-

1. Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-.

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]

• MI, mi, mi.

im-

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

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃/

im-

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

im- (lenites except with m; becomes iom- before broad m)

1. about, around, peri-

im- (intensive particle; lenites except with m; becomes iom- before broad consonant or vowel)

1. great, very

• "im-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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

• IPA^(key): /im/

im-

1. Alternative form of in-

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

im-

1. Alternative form of in-

im-

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

im-

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

im-

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

im-

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

im-

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

im-

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

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