HOMO- (Gr.), same--lengthened to HOMOEO-, as _homoeo_pathy. [Gr. _homos_,
same.]
HYPER- (Gr.), over, above, beyond, as _hyper_borean, _hyper_critical. [Cog.
with _super-_ and _over-_.]
HYPO-, HYPH-, HYP-, (Gr.), under, as _hypo_tenuse, _hyph_en, _hyp_allage.
[Cog. with L. _sub-_, Goth. _uf_, Sans. _upa_.]
I-, in _i_gnoble. See In- (1), negative.
I-, Y-, as in _I-_wis, _y_clept, hand-_y-_work. This prefix appears as A-
in _a_ware, as C- in _c_lutch, and as E- in _e_nough. [A.S. _ge-_, sign of
the past participle passive.]
IL-, as in _il_lude. See In- (2).
IL-, as in _il_legal. See In- (1).
IN-, IM- (L.), not, as _in_convenience, _in_cautious, _in_firm. Before _p_
the _n_ changes to _m_, as _im_pudent; before _l_, _m_, and _r_ it is
assimilated to those consonants, as _il_legal, _im_mature, _ir_regular.
This prefix thus appears as EN-, I-, IL-, IM-, IN-, IR-, as _en_emy,
_ig_noble, _il_legal, _im_mortal, _in_firm, _ir_regular. [L.; cog. with Gr.
_an-_, Eng. _un-_.]
IN- (L.), in, into, as _in_fuse, _il_lumine, _im_pel, _ir_rigate. It
becomes _il-_ before _l_; _im-_ before _b_, _m_, and _p_; _ir_- before _r_.
This prefix thus appears as AM-, AN-, EM-, EN-, IL-, IM-, IN-, IR-, as
_am_bush, _an_oint, _em_brace, _en_close, _il_lude, _im_mure, _in_clude,
_ir_ritate.
IN- (A.S.), in, on, as _in_come, _in_ward, _in_land, _in_sight; to make, as
_im_bitter, lit. to put _into_ a state of bitterness; as _im-_ in _im_bed,
_im_park, &c.
INTER- (L.), in the midst of, between, as _inter_val, _intel_lect,
_inter_marry. [A compar. form; cog. with Eng. _under_, and Sans. _antar_,
within.]
INTRA- (L.), in the inside of, within, as _intra_mural. [Contr. of
_intera_, ablative feminine of _interus_, inward--_Inter-_.]
INTRO- (L.), into, within, as _intro_duce. [Contr. of _intero_, ablative
masculine of _interus_--_Inter-_.]
IR-, as in _ir_ritate. See In- (2).
IR-, as in _ir_regular. See In- (1).
ISS-, as in _iss_ue. See Ex- (1).
JUXTA- (L.), near, as _juxta_position. [Superl. form, from root of L.
_jung[)e]re_, to join.]
L-, as in _l_one; an abbreviation of _all_.
L-, as in _l_ouver. See Al-.
L-, as in _l_ute. See Al-.
MALE-, MALI-, MAL-, MAU- (L.), badly, ill, as _male_factor, _mal_content,
_male_diction, _male_volent; through French, _mau_gre=notwithstanding. [L.
_male_, badly.]
META-, METH-, MET- (Gr.), among, with; after, as _meth_od. (lit. 'way
after'); often implies change, as _meta_morphose, _met_eor, _met_onomy.
[Gr. _meta_; cog. with A.S. _mid_, Goth. _mith_, Ger. _mit_.]