Im-

English

Prefix

Im-

1. A form of the prefix in-, used before b, m and p
2. A.) A corruption of the Old French prefix em-, but is spelt im- (as sometimes in later French) by confusion with the Latin prefix im- whence it is derived. B.) And further, by a confusion arising from the double use of the prefix in- (which is both English and Latin) it was often looked upon as a fair substitute for the English in, and is prefixed to words of purely English origin, when the next letter is b or p. Examples: imbed, imbitter, imbody, imbosom, imbower, imbrown; and similarly impark.

Translations

• Russian: не (ru)

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Catalan

Prefix

Im-

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

Derived terms

• See: Category:Catalan words prefixed with im-

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Irish

Prefix

Im-

1. great, very

Derived terms

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Latin

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