"im-" meaning in English

See im- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|im-}} Latin im-, {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{m|la||b-/p-/m-}} b-/p-/m- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} im-, {{en-prefix}} im-
  1. Expressing negation; not. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-, il-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-
    Sense id: en-im--en-prefix-fZrczLyo Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From em-, from Old French em-. Also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin (on which see above). Etymology templates: {{m|en|em-}} em-, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|em-}} Old French em-, {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|frm|im-}} Middle French im-, {{m|la||im-}} im- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} im-, {{en-prefix}} im-
  1. Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: the prefix em-, itself variant of en-
    Sense id: en-im--en-prefix-NU9FNUul
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for im- meaning in English (2.6kB)

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