Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

im-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
im-
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Expressing negation; not.

prefix

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

Synonyms

a- an- dys- i- il- in- ir- mal- non- un-

Questions

What does im- mean?
Expressing negation; not.
Where does im- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

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