imm-

See also: imm and Imm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ambi-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.

Prefix

imm-

  1. around, about
    imm- (around) + soïd (to turn)imm·soí (to turn around)
    imm- (around) + téit (to go)imm·tét (to go around)
    imm- + aigid (drive)imm·aig (drive [someone else] around)
    imm- + beirid (to carry)imm·beir (to play, literally carry around)
  2. intensive prefix for adjectives and nouns: very, super-
    imm- (very) + ecal (fearful)immecal (very fearful)
    imm- (very) + lobur (sick person)imlobor (a very sick person)

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with imm-
  • imb (around, about, preposition)

Descendants

  • Irish: im-

Further reading

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