non

See also non-, and nón

English

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Adverb

non

1. Obsolete form of none.

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Basque

Pronoun

non

1. where

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Chiricahua

Noun

non

1. Alternative spelling of nun.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn

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Noun

non f. (plural nonnen, diminutive nonnetje)

1. nun

Synonyms

• zuster
• kloosterzuster

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French

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /nɔ̃/, SAMPA: /nO~/

Adverb

non

1. no

Conjunction

non

1. not
   • 1869, Sully Prudhomme, “La Voie lactée”, in Les Solitudes:

     Êtes-vous toujours en prière ? / Êtes-vous des astres blessés ? / Car ce sont des pleurs de lumière, / Non des rayons, que vous versez.

     Are you still in prayer? / Are you blessed stars? / Because it is cries of light, / Not rays, that you pour.

Interjection

non!

1. no!

Derived terms

• non merci

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Galician

Adverb

non

1. no, not

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French nom (“name”)

Noun

non

1. name

Related terms

• onon

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Ido

Cardinal number

non

1. nine (9)

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Interlingua

Adverb

non

1. not

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [non]

Adverb

non

1. not
2. un-

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /noːn/

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Particle

nōn (negative particle)

1. not

   Graecum est; non legitur.

   It's Greek, it cannot be read.

Usage notes

The particle nōn may be used to negate verbs, adjectives, nouns, or phrases.

Derived terms

cūr nōn? nonnemo nonne nōn male

non iam/non jam non quo non modo nōn intellegō

Descendants

Aromanian: nu Catalan: no French: non Italian: no, non

Portuguese: não Romanian: nu Sicilian: nun Spanish: no

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Lojban

Rafsi

non

1. Rafsi of no.

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Middle French

Interjection

non

1. no

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Novial

Adverb

non

1. not

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Old French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -õn

Interjection

non

1. no

Noun

non m. (oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural non)

1. Alternative form of nom.

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Romansch

Etymology

From Late Latin nonnus (compare Italian nonno).

Noun

non m. (plural nons)

1. (Puter) grandfather

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) tat
• (Vallader) bazegner, bapsegner

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Vietnamese

Adjective

non

1. young, tender, green
2. new
3. mild
4. premature
5. not up to the mark

Derived terms

• bắp non (baby corn)

Noun

non

1. mountain

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Western Apache

Alternative forms

• noi

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [nòn]

Etymology

Cognates: Navajo nooʼ, Chiricahua nun, Mescalero nun, Plains Apache nǫǫ.

Noun

non

1. something stored away, cache