imm-

• imme- (in relative verb forms)

A prefixed version of the preposition imb (“around, about”), from Proto-Celtic *ambi.

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”)

• imma