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A form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore.
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obsoleteUsed to form past participles of verbs. Alternative spelling of y-.
Etymology
From Middle English i-, y-, ȝe-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱó-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Dutch ge-, Low German ge-, je-, e-, German ge-.
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A form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore.
Etymology
From Latin i-, assimilated form of in- used before gn-.
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Used to transform English words into words used by Rastafarians with a special meaning.
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Pertaining to the Internet.
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Pertaining to digital devices and computer programs, especially those that are cutting-edge or fashionable, and those from Apple.
i- + pod → iPod
i- + phone → iPhone
i- + Mac → iMac
I-WHAT?! Seems everyone's ripping off the iMac idea. Take this parody ad for the fruity-colored “iBrator” at sleeplessknights.com.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet English i- From Internet. Popularized in the name of the iMac line of computers (1998).
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Pertaining to computerized, electronic, digital, intelligent controls in products
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From intelligent
i- · A form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore.
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