𐌽𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“not”).

Particle

𐌽𐌹 • (ni)

1. not

Usage notes

This word was a general negation particle, and always preceded the word that it negated. Since imperative forms of verbs were generally placed first in the sentence, the particle could not precede it. If the imperative form of a verb was to be negated, the subjunctive was used instead. Use before 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist, “is”) yielded the contraction 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 (nist).

Derived terms

• 𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (naiswaran) (possibly)
• 𐌽𐌹𐌷 (nih)

Related terms

• 𐌽𐌴 (nē)
• 𐌽𐌴𐌹 (nei)
• 𐌿𐌽- (un-)