Translingual

Symbol

Im

1. (mathematics) Symbol for the imaginary part of a complex number.

   Im(a + bi) = b

Synonyms

• ℑ

Coordinate terms

• Re and ℜ

English

Noun

Im ‎(plural Ims)

1. (astronomy) irregular galaxy with no coherent structure

See also

• (astronomy): Sm, Irr, IrG, dI, dIG, DIG

Anagrams

• mi, mi., MI

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): IM, CMXCIX, cmxcix

Symbol

im

1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing nine hundred ninety-nine (999).

See also

• Previous: iim (nine hundred and ninety-eight, 998)
• Next: m (one thousand, 1000)

Albanian

Adjective

im m (feminine ime, m plural e mi, f plural e mia)

1. my

Declension

There are also alternative forms which can be used before the noun (which will be in the indefinite state, while the forms used after the noun require the noun to be definite). These forms are restricted to personal relationships like family members, for example:

• im vëlla ‎(“my brother”), ime motër ‎(“my sister”)

These forms are limited to singulars.

See also

Dupaninan Agta

Conjunction

im

1. but
2. than (comparative marker)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪm/

Etymology

Contraction.

Contraction

im

1. Contraction of in dem; in the

Usage notes

• The contraction im is obligatory when the definite article has no deixis whatsoever. In this case it is ungrammatical to use in dem as separate words:

Wir sitzen im Garten.‎ ― We're sitting in the garden.

Er arbeitet im technischen Bereich.‎ ― He works in the technical field.

• On the other hand, im is usually not applicable when the definite article has an indicative function. This includes contexts in which English would use a demonstrative pronoun (“this” or “that”) but also some others. Particularly, in dem is used before a defining relative clause.

In dem Haus haben wir mal gewohnt.‎ ― We used to live in that house [over there].

Mein Großvater starb in dem Haus, wo ich geboren wurde.‎ ― My grandfather died in the house where I was born.

Declension

The preposition in can be used with both accusative and dative objects, but it only contracts with dem as im and with das as ins. Thus, the combination of in with the definite article has the following forms:

Gothic

Romanization

im

1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌼

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish imb, from Proto-Celtic *emban- (compare Welsh ymenyn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Latin unguen ‎(“grease”), Old High German ancho ‎(“butter”)).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /aimʲ/
• (Cork, Kerry, Galway) IPA^(key): /iːmʲ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɪmʲ/

im

Noun

im m ‎(genitive singular ime, nominative plural imeanna)

1. butter
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:

     Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.

     A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

Declension

Derived terms

• saill ime ‎(“butterfat”)
• uachtar ime ‎(“buttercream”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˠ/

Contraction

im ‎(triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of i mo ‎(“in my”).

   Chuireas an peann im phóca.‎

   I put the pen in my pocket.

Related terms

Mutation

References

• "im" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “imb, imm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From English him.

Alternative forms

• him

Pronoun

im

1. he, him

Nalca

Noun

im

1. sky
2. heaven

Derived terms

• Imik Neyung

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English him.

Pronoun

im

1. he
2. his
3. she
4. it

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• imo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

im ‎((h)im)

1. him

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ĩm]

Pronoun

im

1. dative of oni

   Ktoś musiał im powiedzieć.

   Someone must have told them.

2. dative of one

Conjunction

im

1. Introduces a parallel, conditional or comparative statement, placed before the thing being compared to; the (more), the (bigger)

   im więcej..., tym mniej...

   the more ..., the less ...

   Im większy głód, tym lepiej smakuje.

   The bigger the hunger, the better [the food] tastes.

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin līmus.

Noun

im n ‎(plural imuri)

1. (uncommon, regional) mud, dirt, filth

Synonyms

• noroi, murdărie, nămol

Related terms

• imos
• ima

Scots

Pronoun

im

1. (South Scots, personal) him

Verb

im

1. (South Scots) First person singular simple present form of ti be

See also

• ir
• um
• is

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im/

Pronoun

im ‎(Cyrillic spelling им)

1. to them (clitic dative plural of ȏn ‎(“he”))
2. to them (clitic dative plural of òno ‎(“it”))
3. to them (clitic dative plural of òna ‎(“she”))

Declension

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔim˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔim˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔim˧˥]

Adjective

im

1. calm, silent, quiet

Verb

im

1. to be quiet, to not talk anymore

Welsh

Alternative forms

• imi
• i mi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪm/

Pronoun

im

1. (literary) first-person singular of i