ne-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ne"
Cahuilla
Prefix
ne-
- I. First person singular pronoun added to a verb to show its subject.
- My. First person singular possessive pronoun added to a noun to show its possessor.
Chuukese
Prefix
ne-
- to look
Czech
Pronunciation
Prefix
ne-
- used to negate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-
- Mám hlad. (“I am hungry.”) → Nemám hlad. (“I am not hungry.”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- ne- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Prefix
ne-
- non- (Used to negate some words.)
Usage notes
- ne- as an affix is less common than mal-, and is sometimes synonymous with it, but it can be used to signify the negative or absence of the root when this is different from its opposite, or when the root does not have a meaningful opposite. For example, neamiko (“non-friend”) suggests a stranger or acquaintance, as opposed to malamiko (“enemy”). For another example, nevidebla (“invisible”) is more idiomatic than *malvidebla because the latter would suggest something that one can "unsee" (kiun oni povas *malvidi), rather than something that cannot be seen (kiu ne estas videbla).
Derived terms
See also
Ido
Etymology
Prefix form of ne.
Pronunciation
Prefix
ne-
Derived terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- nec-
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ne/, [nɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ne/, [ne]
Prefix
ne-
- absolutely negates the principal meaning
Quotations
Derived terms
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the general negative particle nē (“no”).
Prefix
ne-
- Used on all verb forms to form the negative version of that form (runāju (“I speak”), nerunāju (“I don't speak”)), as well as on nouns and adjectives to indicate negation (like Latin in-, im-; English un-; or Russian не- (ne-)).
Derived terms
Lithuanian
Etymology
From the same stem as the general negative particle ne (“no”).
Prefix
ne-
- Used on all verb forms to form the negative version of that form, as well as on nouns, adjectives and adverbs to indicate negation.
Derived terms
Northern Kurdish
Prefix
ne-
- forms the negative subjunctive mood of verbs.
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
- ne (non-prefix form)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Cognate with Old English ne- (“not”).
Prefix
ne-
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Akin to Old English ne (“not”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ne-
- not
- neom ― am not
- næs ― was not
- nǣron ― were not
- nic ― not me
- nǣniġ ― no one, none, not any, no (adj.)
- nealles ― not at all, by no means
- nefne ― unless, except, not even
- nabban ― to not have
- nāgan ― to not owe, not own
- nǣfre ― never
- nyllan ― to not want, refuse
- ne- + witan (“to know”) → nytan (“to not know”)
- ne- + wāt (“I know”) → nāt (“I do not know”)
- ne- + witen (“known”) → nyten (“ignorant”)
Usage notes
- Often syncopated to n-.
Romanian
Serbo-Croatian
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