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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Related terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɪmp/

  Rhymes: -ɪmp

[ Etymology 1

Old English impa. Cognate with German Impf, Swedish ymp.

[ Noun

Singular imp

Plural imps

imp (plural imps)

1. a supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
2. a mischievous child.

[ Related terms

• impish

[ Translations

Dutch: duvel m. Finnish: pikku paholainen French: diablotin m., lutin m. German: Teufelchen n., Kobold m., Schlingel m. Greek: διαβολάκι (diavoláki) n. Korean: 꼬마 도깨비 (kkoma doggaebi)

Polish: djabełek m. Portuguese: diabrete m. Russian: бесёнок (besjónok) m., бесенята (besenjáta) pl. Spanish: diablillo m., bribonzuelo m.

[ Etymology 2

Old English impian, apparently ultimately from a Latin source. Cognate with German impfen.

[ Verb

Infinitive to imp

Third person singular imps

Simple past imped

Past participle imped

Present participle imping

to imp (third-person singular simple present imps, present participle imping, simple past and past participle imped)

1. (obsolete) To plant or engraft.
2. (falconry) To engraft feathers into a bird's wing.

   "For, if I imp my wing on Thine",--Herbert (1633)

3. To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.