in-

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from. More at.

Prefix

 * 1) in, into, towards, within.
 * 2)  Inward (direction)
 * is occurring on an inward beat, is to bend or curve inwards,  is to cave inward
 * 1)  Within (position)
 * is to produce or generate within, is burning within,  is a circle within a polygon
 * is occurring on an inward beat, is to bend or curve inwards,  is to cave inward
 * 1)  Within (position)
 * is to produce or generate within, is burning within,  is a circle within a polygon

Derived terms




Translations

 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Greek: εισ-,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Portuguese: ,

Etymology 2
From, borrowed (in words of Latinate origin) from , from , from (cognate to Germanic in-, above). Often borrowed from (e.g. incise, incite, incline, indication), or as French, originally from.

Prefix

 * 1) in, into
 * Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes:
 * il- before l, e.g. illusion
 * im- before b, m, or p, e.g. imperil
 * ir- before r, e.g. irrigate
 * 1)  Into
 * is to form into a band or bands, is to bar in,  is to store in a barn
 * 1)  Doing; forming verbs.
 * is to make blind, is to cloister
 * 1)  Having, possessing
 * is having banners, is to have a halo,  is be crimson

Usage notes

 * In direction sense, used in Latinate terms, and opposed by, , rather than Germanic ; senses not always strict antonyms. Examples include /, /, /.

Derived terms






Etymology 3
From, borrowed (in words of latinate origin) from. Sometimes the Latin word has passed through French before reaching English (e.g. incapable, incertainty, inclement, incompatible). .

Prefix

 * 1)   Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
 * Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes:
 * ig- before n, e.g. ignoble
 * il- before l, e.g. illegal
 * im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper
 * ir- before r, e.g. irresistible
 * 1)   Added to adjectives to mean not.
 * inedible
 * inaccurate
 * 1)  Added to nouns to mean lacking or without.
 * incredulity
 * ineptitude
 * 1)  Cannot, unable.
 * is that cannot be annihilated, is that cannot be appealed against,  is that cannot be assimilated

Derived terms






Translations

 * Armenian: ան-
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Ido: ne-
 * Indonesian: in-
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, , , mis-
 * Nynorsk:, u-, van-, mis-
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,

Etymology
.

Prefix

 * 1) ; un- reversal of meaning or lack of an attribute

Etymology
From.

Prefix

 * 1) prepended to a noun or adjective, it reinforces the quality signified thereby
 * 2) prepended to an adjective to negate its meaning; occurs mostly in borrowed terms from French: ,

Etymology
.

Prefix

 * 1) ; un- indicates negation

Etymology 1
Ultimately from, from. More at and.

Prefix

 * 1)  in, inside, interior

Usage notes

 * is more frequent in nominalisations of verbal phrases: →,  → . However, these formations cannot be considered to involve a prefix, but rather the preposition  directly.

Etymology 2
.

Prefix

 * 1)  in, into

Etymology 3
.

Prefix

 * 1)  in-, un- indicates negation

Etymology
From, from , from.

Prefix

 * : used with certain words to reverse their meaning.

Etymology 1
From.

Prefix

 * 1)  able to, -able
 * 2) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be
 * 1) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be
 * 1) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be
 * 1) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be

Etymology 2
A prefixed form of the preposition. Partly inherited from, e.g. , but most words with this suffix are loans or loan translations of ultimately Latin or Greek origin, e.g. ‚.

Prefix

 * 1) en-,, , ,
 * 2) endo-
 * 3) intra-

Etymology 1
From, a prefixation of , ultimately from.

Usage notes

 * The prefix is used together with a verbal ending suffix to derive causative verbs from adjectives or nouns:
 * Examples:


 * When used with verbs, it's usually a reflection of derivation in Latin, and retains the original meaning of “into”, “inside”:
 * Example:
 * (cfr. 🇨🇬)
 * In some cases, the meaning of “into” can also be found in verbs of modern derivation:
 * Example:

Etymology 2
From, from , zero grade form of the sentence negative.

Prefix

 * 1) ; un-; in-; a-

Usage notes

 * The suffix is usually found in adjectives (and nouns therefrom derived):
 * Examples:


 * More rarely, it is found in adjectives derived from nouns:
 * Example:

Etymology 1
From, from , form of the negative particle. Akin to, ,.

Prefix

 * 1) un-, non-, not

Usage notes
Affixed primarily to adjectives.

The pronunciation or spelling of the prefix may be changed in some situations:
 * Before b, p or m, it may become . The spelling in- is also found in this context.
 * or.
 * or.
 * or.
 * Before l or r, it may become or, respectively. These assimilations only became usual in post-Augustan Latin: until a late date, the usual Roman spellings were inl- and inr-.
 * (post-Augustan) or.
 * (post-Augustan) or.
 * Before gn and sometimes n, it becomes (pronounced ).
 * Before f or s, it becomes īn- (pronounced ).
 * Before g, c or q, the spelling remains in-, but the pronunciation becomes.
 * Before f or s, it becomes īn- (pronounced ).
 * Before g, c or q, the spelling remains in-, but the pronunciation becomes.
 * Before g, c or q, the spelling remains in-, but the pronunciation becomes.
 * Before g, c or q, the spelling remains in-, but the pronunciation becomes.

Descendants

 * (sometimes, or before p, b and m)
 * ( before p or b,  before l, n, or m, and  before r)
 * ( before p, b or m, before l, and  before r)
 * ( before p or b, before l, and  before r)
 * ( before p or b,  before l, n, or m, and  before r)
 * ( before p, b or m, before l, and  before r)
 * ( before p or b, before l, and  before r)
 * ( before p or b, before l, and  before r)

Etymology 2
Prefixation of the preposition.

Prefix

 * 1) in, within, inside
 * 2) against; into; on, upon; to, towards
 * 1) against; into; on, upon; to, towards
 * 1) against; into; on, upon; to, towards

Usage notes
Affixed primarily to verbs.

The same spelling rules apply as for Etymology 1 above; see the usage notes there.

Not to be confused with Etymology 1 above, which means "not".

Etymology 3
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬 (whose meaning developed “along” > “past” > “without”).

Prefix

 * 1) after

Usage notes

 * Used before the letter . For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).

Etymology 1
From. More at in.

Prefix

 * 1) in, into
 * 2) internal, inside
 * 1) internal, inside

Etymology 2
From, from , from.

Prefix

 * 1)  very

Etymology 1
From conflated and ; these two are variants of the same prefix. Prefix form of. Conflated with quite early.

Prefix

 * 1) in

Usage notes
Very frequently replaced by in pretonic position in verbs where the meaning ‘in’ is not transparent, e.g.: Sometimes replaced by in pretonic position in verbs where the meaning ‘in’ is not transparent, e.g.:
 * from
 * from
 * from
 * from
 * from

Prefix

 * 1) able to, -able
 * 2) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be
 * 1) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be
 * 1) able to, -able, fit for, fit to be

Etymology 3
From. In is the regular outcome of *an before voiced stops unless lowered to an via a-affection.

Usage notes
Used before d and g and occasionally other sounds.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Prefix

 * 1) un-; not

Etymology
.

Prefix

 * 1) not negation

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
The variant form is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v). Before l, m or n, the prefix becomes.