epä-

See also: epa, EPa, EPA, and æpa

Finnish

Etymology

• Originally active present participle (-pä) of the negative verb stem *e-; see ei. Cognate with Estonian eba-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepæ-/, [ˈe̞pæ-]

Prefix

epä-

1. Used to invert the meaning of a word. English counterparts include in-, non-, un- (in some cases mis-, mal-).

   selvä (clear) – epäselvä (unclear)

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with epä-

Related terms

• evätä